Aurum Capital Ventures – Bismarck
3805 E Bismarck Expy, Bismarck, ND, 58501, US
Roughly 300 acres of Burleigh County-owned ground near Buckstop Junction, on the eastern edge of Bismarck and inside the city limits, is the land at issue. A land agent put a modular data centre campus for AI, cloud and cryptocurrency work to the county commission on 16 June 2025 on behalf of Aurum Capital Ventures, an Iowa company founded in 2019 and led by John Paul Baric, who also founded the mining-hardware business MiningStore. Proximity to an existing electrical substation was the stated attraction. Commissioners set 7 July 2025 for further discussion and pressed on electrical demand, one saying the company would have to supply its own power on site.
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What stage has the Bismarck proposal reached?
A purchase inquiry. A land agent presented Aurum's interest in roughly 300 acres of county-owned land to the Burleigh County Commission on 16 June 2025, and the commission set 7 July 2025 for further discussion.
Which land is involved?
About 300 acres owned by Burleigh County near Buckstop Junction on the east side of Bismarck. Several hundred acres of adjoining state land to the north were also under consideration.
Who is behind the proposal?
Aurum Capital Ventures, Inc., an Iowa firm founded in 2019 and led by John Paul Baric, who also founded the crypto hardware business MiningStore. It describes itself as a modular data centre developer.
How much power would the campus need?
The company has not set a figure; its representative told the commission the requirement remained undetermined. The site's attraction is an unnamed electrical substation nearby, and commissioners suggested on-site generation would be necessary.
What could complicate the land sale?
Possible fairgrounds-use covenants on the county parcel were raised as a feasibility question, and the proposal drew local opposition to siting a data centre within Bismarck's city limits.