Spruce Pine, NC quartz mines shut after Hurricane Helene as companies Sibelco and The Quartz Corp assess storm damage and supply Business Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is ...

Spruce Pine provides 90% of the world's quartz. Quartz is used to produce silicon, a vital component of semiconductors in ...

SPRUCE PINE. With the mud ankle-deep inside her music store, and the water stains climbing 8 feet high on the walls, Angie Buchanan said goodbye to 50 years of teaching music in Spruce Pine.

MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — On Friday, July 18, Spruce Pine held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new health center. With ...

Spruce Pine, NC quartz mine owner Sibelco restarts production after Hurricane Helene closed sites crucial to semiconductor chip supply chain.

The companies in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have halted mining operations of the world’s purest quartz — a critical part of the chipmaking process.

Explore North Carolina's "basecamp to the Blue Ridge," a small town that offers local crafts, waterfall hikes, water sports, ...

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.

Spruce Pine isn’t the only place in the world with a large quartz deposit; Norway has some, as do Brazil, Russia and Australia. What sets Sibelco apart, industry experts say, ...