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N.C. quartz mines share Helene damage updates
High-purity quartz mines in Spruce Pine, which Axios reported on last week, say they do not anticipate supply chain hang-ups ...
How Hurricane Helene Disrupted the Solar Industry’s Fragile Supply Chain
Hurricane Helene's closure of two essential quartz mines in North Carolina reveals the precarity of the solar energy product pipeline.
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The solar supply chain runs through this flooded North Carolina town
Due to a quirk of geology, the purest quartz in all the world comes from the picturesque town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
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L’ouragan Hélène ébranle la filière des semi-conducteurs et des panneaux solaires
Les mines de quartz de Spruce Pine sont à l'arrêt à cause de l'ouragan Hélène, et menacent le secteur de la tech ou du ...