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Crucial North Carolina quartz mine is up and running following Hurricane Helene
October 11, 2024
Sibelco, one of the companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has resumed operations. In an update on Thursday, the company said that production and shipments of the quartz, which is crucial to the chip-making process, are “progressively ramping up to full capacity.”
After Hurricane Helene caused devasting floods, mudslides, and power outages in parts of North Carolina, Sibelco announced that it had paused its operations. Earlier this month, the company confirmed it only incurred “minor” damage and that all its employees were accounted for.
Spruce Pine has the only naturally occurring quartz in the world that’s pure enough to use as a crucible during the chip manufacturing process. In the past, some experts…