"As of October 31, 2024, the parties agreed the total Revenue Share to which Archean is entitled is $36,042,342. However, Archean has only received $13,203,823.

“This analysis also produces a methane level in the Archean of 1,000 times today’s level,” Kasting told attendees at the Earth Systems Processes Conference today (6/26) in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Most of this comes from pegmatite, a coarse-grained igneous rock common in WA’s Archean terrains, which are over 2.5 billion years old, like those in the Pilbara and Yilgarn regions.