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DMG signs first prefab data center colocation contract at Christina Lake site in Canada
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Canadian crypto mining and data center technology company DMG Blockchain Solutions has signed its first colocation contract for servers that can be housed in its prefabricated data center units at Christina Lake, British Columbia.
Key facts
- The company mined 22 BTC during the month, compared with 21 BTC in April, while its hashrate fell slightly to 1.52 EHps from 1.54 EHps
- Located near Grand Forks, the Christina Lake facility launched in 2019 and has historically been operated primarily as a Bitcoin mining site
- The contract is valued at approximately $670,000 and spans slightly more than two years, according to the company
- The deal follows DMG’s receipt of 2MW of SCIF-rated prefabricated data center units at Christina Lake in April, part of the company’s push to add AI and secure compute capacity at the British
Summary
The contract is valued at approximately $670,000 and spans slightly more than two years, according to the company. The unnamed tenant is expected to run AI compute workloads and has the option to add secure Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) services for future projects, which provide spy-proof rooms certified by the US government that are resistant to digital eavesdropping. DMG said the prefabricated data centers, or PDCs, are expected to be ready for service later this calendar year. “We are pleased to have secured our first contract for servers that can be colocated in our PDCs,” said Sheldon Bennett, CEO of DMG.