How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global ... - NBC News
WEB4 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 risk ...
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 more...
Hurricane Helene Shutters 'Critical' Quartz Mines That Power the …
WEB5 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 ...
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...
Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to world’s ...
WEBSep 30, 2024 · In 2008, a fire at a Spruce Pine quartz refinery “temporarily brought production to a halt and impacted the market,” reported Global Risk Intel, a Washington D.C.-based consulting firm.
Hurricane Helene disrupts critical chip mining operations in North ...
WEBOct 1, 2024 · Companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have paused operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The quartz is a critical component of the chipmaking process...
Devastation from Hurricane Helene could bring semiconductor
WEB6 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 barreled through a crucial chip mining area in …
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.
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the …
WEBOct 1, 2024 · 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...
North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech …
WEBOct 1, 2024 · Spruce Pine is the source of the purest natural quartz ever found on Earth.” Advertisement An estimated 70-90% of the crucibles used worldwide are made from Spruce Pine quartz, he said.
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