Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Nestled in the Appalachian mountains, the community of Spruce Pine, population 2,194, is known for its hiking, local artists and as America’s sole source of high-purity quartz. Helene dumped...
Hurricane Helene Shutters ‘Critical’ Quartz Mines That Power the …
WEB4 days ago · The highest-quality Spruce Pine quartz has an open crystal structure that, after rounds of treatment to dissolve impurities, can be transformed into Iota quartz—which Beiser calls the ...
Helene quartz mine damage threatens semiconductor chip industry
WEB5 days ago · Mines in Spruce Pine produce the world’s purest form of quartz, which plays a central role in chip manufacturing. Now, the town’s exceedingly valuable supply of high-purity quartz is at...
Helene shut down North Carolina mine key to quartz production …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a quartz facility integral to the global production of solar...
North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech …
WEB6 days ago · SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber-optic cables have been shut down by Hurricane Helene with no reopening date in sight.
Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic damage and flooding to Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which is home to the world’s purest quartz used in chipmaking.
Devastation from Hurricane Helene could bring semiconductor
WEB5 days ago · The Spruce Pine mines provide an estimated 80% to 90% of the world’s high-purity quartz — experts say the exact amount is proprietary and unknown — supplying semiconductor manufacturers like...
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the …
WEB6 days ago · Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the global tech supply chain potentially starved of an ingredient vital...
A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Hurricane Helene dropped more than two feet of rain on Spruce Pine North Carolina. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high purity quartz— which is used to manufacture...
How a quartz mine in North Carolina was impacted by Helene | wcnc.com
WEB3 days ago · Flooding in the small town of Spruce Pine has shut down the mining of the world’s purest quartz, a critical component in semiconductors.
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