Sad that they got shutdown but cool way to learn about a bitcoin mining operation we wouldn't have known about otherwise.

Not sure why the guy cared but if it wasn't permitted in the lease it makes sense they forced them to shut down.

Flowers was paid $12,150 per year for those rights.

The court said Flowers objected to the mining operation on Aug. 30, 2021, but the company did not comply, instead bringing three more one-megawatt generators to expand its operation.

In a response to further demands from Flowers, Persist’s legal counsel responded, saying it “was not required to comply with Flowers’ demands and that Flowers had no say or interest in what uses Persist makes of the natural gas it produces on the leased premises.”

The original 10-year lease had expired in 2019 and Flowers and Persist had not agreed to terms for a new one.

On Jan. 23, Flowers approached Rocky View County about the matter and was told Persist did not have appropriate approvals for the mining operation.

“The County issued a formal notice to Flowers’ counsel on Feb. 5, 2025, advising that the mining operation was noncompliant with the County’s Land Use Bylaw and that Persist did not possess the required development permit for the mining operation,” the court said.

“Flowers is granted a permanent injunction requiring Persist to immediately cease the mining operation and to remove all trailers, generators and other chattels and fixtures associated with the mining operation from the lands.”

Rickards denied the claims from Flowers that Persist was trespassing on the land and that its mining operation was creating a nuisance.