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	Borehole Number: 105/24/DT3/H3


	Prospecting Company: De Beers Holdings Botswana
	Prospecting License No.: PL109/88
	Coordinates Type: WGS 84
	Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
	Coordinates: -22.885321 , 26.084334
	Location: Moralane


	Start Drill: 1900-01-02
	End Drill: N/A
	Borehole Type: Exploration
	Drilling Method: Percussion & Core
	Sample Type: Core & Chips
	Depth of Surface Casing: N/A
	Azimuth: Degrees
	Hole Inclination: -90 Degrees
	Collar Elevation: 1213 Metres
	Borehole Water Strike: N/A
	End of Hole (Depth): 20 Metres
	Hole Diameter: N/A


	Log Formation:

No.	From (m)	To (m)	Log Formation

U Kalahari - loose unconsolidated ferruginous surface Sands and gravels, mainly reddish brown Silcretes/Cherts and buff white nodular calcretes. Few +2mm chips recovered.

U Kalahari - mixed fine grained calcareous Sandstone and Cherts. Probable LSF with clast similar to above but good +2mm chip recoveries.

Mosolotshane Fm - extremely weathered, uniform and massive, orange - brown coloured and light grey laminated, well sorted, argillaceous siltstone/Shale with a slight purplish tinge at depth.