Figured I'd go ahead and step into the thread, and say Hello.
@Bicknellski and for those wondering , I am the owner of the DataCenter which is operating as "OregonMines", the WY company listed and the OR operating company that maintains, operates, and manages DataCenter itself.
The miners in question, they're mine too. I bought those Miners late last year to test out the design on a new Tunnel, vs the same areas where other machines were hosted. There are 150 SP20s all alone in that room, and they all were purchased directly by my mining company, that is an active client of the DataCenter operation. ( I'll be sure to get Spond in here to verify that purchase, and that it went to the very same DC listed, much like several other clients of theirs with similar Machine counts )
As to the assertion that I am or ever was "partners" with MinerSource, or any shareholder of MS, that's false. I have never owned any % or had any control of MS, or their operations. I've used MS on several purchases and I'll list off a few ( Old -> New).
- MS acting as a reseller of BitMain S1s ( 500+ when it was all said and done, some direct, some resold ), with him hosting a % of those machines at his DC while I expanded the OR facility, and eventually re-selling the USED machines that I did not sell directly to other investors I knew.
- MS hosting half of the 400+ BitFury boards that I had built from Reels of Chips and purchasing from other Miners
- DI Mining ( The Miners themselves ) allowing MS to include our projected Spend on ANY potential , Machines Shipping Today Deals, along with their other clients, as a potential POOL or CO-OP buy to leverage more purchasing power
- OregonMines, as DataCenter for clients, accepting Hosting Referrals from MS, and paying a referral fee for that service. All clients contract directly with us for services rendered, Hosting
That is the extent of our relationship, OregonMines.com is first and foremost a DataCenter. The fact that I want to sell some of my own Miners, and try to do so in a manner that keeps them as clients potentially should be a NON-ISSUE for anyone. These are not someone elses machines, they didn't come from anywhere other than Israel to my DC.
If at any time I've tried to give other providers advice, or guidance, this is all simply a means to an end. If I can get more from my providers, and therefore command higher returns, I'll do so. Plenty of people have grouped together around potential ideas that don't come to bare.
Despite buying half of my BF Boards from BlackArrow manufacturing, I did so long before Prospero, and despite several opportunities presented to buy BULK, I was lucky enough to not get burnt, because I act on some principles like, Don't buy what you can't see in front of you and have today. I've had employees fly to buy Reels of Chips, I've been to China, Israel. ( You don't buy many properties without seeing them, you don't invest offshore without a local presence, etc )
Since we are Miners first, we built the DC around that. A very nice chunk of change was invested already, for just Phase 1 + 1.1 of this DC. We're currently adding an additional 2000 KVA transformer ( vault / permit / conduits done ) , and will be stringing out more capacity along with more upgrades, as well as potentially releasing some of the same tools we use to manage My Boxes en masse to clients. Several of our clients have done On Site visits, others remote walk throughs, etc. ( Normally the response is "Impressive, clean", but you have to walk the whole facility for that ). I have more expansion space available, I have the PUD onboard for whatever is needed , the Contractors on hand etc.
@Loshia - I'm aware that this will most likely continue to devolve into more Q&A , but I have nothing to hide. If customers don't want the boxes like this, I'd just sell them externally, like every other iteration or large purchase I've made in the past. Though you're right, it would be nice to have a chance to reply before people go down the rabbit hole.
We've mined hard, and steady for a while, had a few down cycles where we moved out of machines, we're not a Chinese Mega Farm, but we're here to host.
Included some Pics of the Machines for sale. ( Our sharpie skills at work )
This should help clear things up, expect further communication on these matters from OregonMines.