Foundry Digital Minden Site (former Compute North expansion)

Key facts

Location

Minden, NE · Kearney County

Capacity

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Announced

2022-11

Last updated

2026-08-14

Siting context

Nearest named waterway

≈ 1.0 mi — Sand Creek

Nearest high-voltage line

≈ 2.2 mi — 345 kV line

Baseline water stress

Extremely High(>80%)

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. Proposed2022-11

   As part of Compute North's bankruptcy asset sale, Foundry acquired rights to completely build out and operate Compute North's Minden, Nebraska facility.

   Crypto Mining and Staking Firm Foundry Buys Some of Troubled Bitcoin Miner Compute North's Assets — 'Foundry will also have rights to completely build out and operate Compute North's facility in Minden, Neb.'