biostudies-literatureUnknown17(1)Demmer MThe synchronous formation between 2675-2655 Ma of hydrothermal gold mineralisation in the Kalgoorlie and Kurnalpi Terranes and of magmatic sulfide mineralisation enriched in nickel, copper and platinum-group elements in the South West Terrane of the Archean Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia offers key insights into first-order controls on the genesis of mineral systems. Here we show that hydrothermal and magmatic deposits formed on opposite sides of this craton share four key features: timing, enrichment in incompatible chalcophile elements, positive Δ³³S sulfur isotope signatures, and links to hydrous, metasomatised lithospheric mantle. These commonalities challenge conventional models that treat such mineralised systems as unrelated. Instead, they point to a shared origin: a fertile liNature communications1798https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12917142biostudies-literatureUnveiling the metallogenic continuum of an Archean craton.PMC12917142Ezad IDemmer MFiorentini MfalseUnveiling the metallogenic continuum of an Archean craton.The synchronous formation between 2675-2655 Ma of hydrothermal gold mineralisation in the Kalgoorlie and Kurnalpi Terranes and of magmatic sulfide mineralisation enriched in nickel, copper and platinum-group elements in the South West Terrane of the Archean Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia offers key insights into first-order controls on the genesis of mineral systems. Here we show that hydrothermal and magmatic deposits formed on opposite sides of this craton share four key features: timing, enrichment in incompatible chalcophile elements, positive Δ³³S sulfur isotope signatures, and links to hydrous, metasomatised lithospheric mantle. These commonalities challenge conventional models that treat such mineralised systems as unrelated. Instead, they point to a shared origin: a fertile li2026-01-01T00:00:00Z2026 Jan2026-07-16T10:03:16.913Z2026-07-09T10:48:20.126ZS-EPMC129171424154539010.1038/s41467-026-68507-z