Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · 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.
How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global ... - NBC News
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 risk ...
North Carolina’s Spruce Pine Quartz Mine Devastated By
WEBOct 1, 2024 · Operations at a quartz mine in western North Carolina have been shut down for more than five days after Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of rain on the town of Spruce Pine, washing out...
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.
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...
Hurricane Helene disrupts critical chip mining operations in North Carolina
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 — and...
Quartz mine essential for manufacturing phones and PC shut …
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...
Devastation from Hurricane Helene could bring semiconductor
WEB6 days ago · Tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the outskirts of Spruce Pine, a town of less than 2,200, are two mines that produce the world’s purest quartz, which formed in the area some 380 million...
Helene shut down North Carolina mine key to quartz production …
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Expand All. 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 ...
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.
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