Mine Site

Former Mine

Cook County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
38.3
Limited / 100

Mine Site is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Cook County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 38.3/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth16

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMI Tech - Main Campus
IXP distance93.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Former useMining: SandAndGravel; Status: Abandoned
Cleanup statusAbandoned

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score50/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMI Tech - Main Campus
DC distance93.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$7,495

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
14
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Cook County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Mine Site
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs55.6
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs55.5
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs55.0
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs55.0
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs54.0
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs53.2
EC Near Taconite Harbor Energy CenterGreenfield1.4 yrs52.8
EC Coal Cook CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs52.8

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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