Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has most of the world's high-quality quartz, a mineral essential for the semiconductors used in ...

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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Hurricane Helene's impact on a small North Carolina town reveals the tech industry's vulnerability to disruptions in the supply of critical minerals like quartz.

New Zealand Exchange-listed advanced parts manufacturer Rakon says the semiconductor industry is monitoring quartz supply ...

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 ...

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One of the largest U.S. facilities producing IV and dialysis fluids, in western North Carolina, has temporarily closed due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. The damage to Baxter International’s plant ...

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Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has most of the world's high-quality quartz, a mineral essential for the semiconductors used in smartphones, laptops, and AI chips. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is not counting ...

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