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Background and basis of preparation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021
Ownership Interest
Reverse stock split ratio	3
IPO
Ownership Interest
Shares issued	14,388,000
Issue price per share	$ 11.75
Proceeds from IPO	$ 169.1
Kaizen Discovery Inc
Ownership Interest
Percentage of Ownership interest acquired	82.70%	82.70%
Cordoba Minerals Corp
Ownership Interest
Percentage of Ownership interest acquired	63.30%	63.30%
VRB Energy Inc
Ownership Interest
Percentage of Ownership interest acquired	90.00%	90.00%
Computational Geosciences Inc
Ownership Interest
Percentage of Ownership interest acquired	94.30%	94.30%
HPX
Ownership Interest
Number of shares issued in restructuring activity			59,909,344
Number of shares issued per each shareholder			1