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 Borehole Number: 105/17/X1017/H01
 
 Prospecting Company: De Beers Prospecting Botswana (Pty) Ltd
 Prospecting License No.: PL107/96
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -21.29467 , 24.67941
 Location: Orapa
 
 Start Drill: N/A
 End Drill: N/A
 Borehole Type: Exploration
 Drilling Method: Core
 Sample Type: Core
 Depth of Surface Casing: N/A
 Azimuth: Degrees
 Hole Inclination: N/A
 Collar Elevation: N/A
 Borehole Water Strike: 13 Metres
 End of Hole (Depth): 124 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 165 Millimetres
 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 3Cream white to light brown fine grained unconsolidated Sand.
2.3 6Light brown to light green silcretised calcrete.
3.6 8Light k green to dark green mudstone with some few chips of pale green calcrete.
4.8 12Dark green consolidated mudstone
5.12 26Reddish brown to dark brown weathered and very competent siltstone.
6.26 38Reddish brown to pale green competent siltstone
7.38 40Light brown competent siltstone with about 30% dark brown Sandstone and dark brown weathered basalt.
8.40 43Light brown to pale green competent siltstone.
9.43 52Light green competent siltstone.
10.52 53Greenish grey slightly weathered dolerite.
11.53 113Greenish grey to black fresh and competent dolerite.
12.113 114Greenish grey consolidated and competent siltstone.
13.114 116Greenish grey to light brown competent siltstone.
14.116 121Light grey to light brown competent siltstone.
15.121 123Dark brown competent siltstone
16.123 124Greenish grey to light brown siltstone.

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