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The two WNC mines have quietly become an industry juggernaut as they supply nearly 99% of all high purity quartz That ultra high concentration of such a critical material supply piqued interest before the advent of Hurricane Helene; now the worst case scenario seems to be playing out as western North Carolina resident struggle for help following the floods
The Quartz Corp CEO Thomas Guillaume said the company s assets have been largely preserved after Hurricane Helene brought devasting flooding and power outages to the area
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Photos of the destruction following Hurricane Helene revealed significant damage and potential loss of life in Spruce Pine North Carolina The small mining town hosts the world
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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
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One of the two companies that manufacture high purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high tech products from mines in a western North Carolina community severely damaged by
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One of the miners of high purity quartz crucial for microchip production resumed operations in North Carolina after having been shuttered since Sept 26 because of Hurricane Helene Category Suppliers
The two companies that own most of the quartz mines Sibelco and the Quartz Corp both halted production on September 26 as the storm was moving through western North Carolina
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The Sibelco mine in Spruce Pine North Carolina produces more high purity quartz than any other Spruce Pine NC quartz mines shut after Hurricane Helene as companies Sibelco and The Quartz Corp
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Bloomberg Hurricane Helene has halted North Carolina mining operations producing high purity quartz used to make silicon wafers for semiconductor manufacturing Operators Sibelco and Quartz Corp both shut their facilities on Sept 26 the companies said in separate statements It s too early to say when production could restart they said
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Bloomberg Hurricane Helene has halted North Carolina mining operations producing high purity quartz used to make silicon wafers for semiconductor manufacturing Operators Sibelco and Quartz Corp both shut their facilities on Sept 26 the companies said in separate statements It s too early to say when production could restart they said
The Sibelco mine in Spruce Pine North Carolina produces more high purity quartz than any other Spruce Pine NC quartz mines shut after Hurricane Helene as companies Sibelco and The Quartz Corp
4 SPRUCE PINE AP — One of the two companies that manufacture high purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high tech products from mines in a western North Carolina community severely damaged by Hurricane Helene is operating Sibelco announced on Thursday that production has restarted at its mining and processing operations
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