How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global ... - NBC News
WEB11 hours 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 risk ...
Helene Destroyed a Town That's the Source of Quartz for Most …
WEB14 hours ago · An aerial view of quartz mines in Spruce Pine, N.C., as taken from a plane on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. Photo: AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high ...
Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech …
WEB3 days ago · 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 more...
Hurricane Helene Shutters 'Critical' Quartz Mines That Power the …
WEB20 hours ago · The quartz mines in Spruce Pine, owned by Belgian mining company Sibelco and the local Quartz Corp, supply 80 to 90 percent of all high-quality quartz in the world, per CNN’s Clare Duffy and ...
A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt …
WEB3 days ago · A tiny town in North Carolina that’s just been devastated by hurricane Helene could end up severely disrupting the global supply chain for microchips and solar panels. 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 devastates town that produces quartz needed for tech - Spectrum News
WEB1 day ago · North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech products is devastated by Helene. By Associated Press Mountain. PUBLISHED 7:00 AM ET Oct. 02, 2024. 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 …
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the …
WEB2 days ago · The two main companies at the Spruce Pine pegmatite complex—roughly 40 kilometers long by 16 kilometers wide, according to a 1962 survey—are Quartz Corp and Unimim, a subsidiary of the global ...
Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in …
WEB3 days ago · Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic damage and flooding to Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which is home to the world’s purest quartz used in chipmaking.
Mine Vital for Making AI Chips Shuts After Being Hit by Hurricane ...
WEB2 days ago · The town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is home to two mines that are major sources of high-purity quartz, a key material for making semiconductors. ... a Sky News journalist and author who has ...
Hurricane Helene devastates quartz mines critical for worldwide ...
WEB3 days ago · Spruce Pine's quartz mines are crucial to the global semiconductor supply chain. In 2008, a fire in the town disrupted the flow of high-purity quartz to the world market as quartz producers had to ...
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