Chief Mountain Bitcoin Mine

Key facts

Location

Andrews, TX · Andrews County

Capacity

40 MW

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Last updated

2026-08-03

Siting context

Nearest named waterway

≈ 6.4 mi — North Hackberry Tank

Nearest high-voltage line

≈ 9.2 mi — 230 kV line

Baseline water stress

Extremely High(>80%)

Groundwater decline

High(4-8 cm/y)

Principal aquifer

High Plains Aquifer(Unconsolidated sand and gravel)

Straight-line distances. Nearest named waterway via the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; nearest transmission line via HIFLD. Baseline water stress and groundwater trend describe the surrounding hydrological basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0) — not this facility’s measured water use. Principal-aquifer system underlying the location (USGS, mapped at 1:2,500,000 — regional context, not site hydrogeology).

Status history

1. Operational2024-01-03

   Operational base site pre-2024; +30 MW expansion announced/contracted Jan 2024 via new Avalon A1466 miners from Canaan, delivery Q2 2024.

   Canaan Inc. Acquires Cipher Mining's Interest in Multiple Operational Mining Projects Totaling ~4.4 EH/s in West Texas