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

An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, taken prior to Tropical Storm Helene. Google Maps The world’s main producer of high-purity quartz, a mineral crucial to the ...

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

The Western North Carolina town possesses the world’s most pure quartz, making its two mine operations essential to the production of semiconductors.

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WNCN) — As western North Carolina continues its recovery from Helene, some positive news from one of the quartz mines in the community of Spruce Pine.

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It's an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

Sibelco, a major quartz mining company in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has resumed operations following the impact of Hurricane Helene.

The Sibelco mine in Spruce Pine, North Carolina produces more high-purity quartz than any other.

To be clear, Spruce Pine is not the only place on the planet with high-purity quartz. Quartz, which is mostly made of crystallized silicon, is the second-most abundant mineral in Earth’s crust.

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It’s an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

Spruce Pine quartz mine update by Sibelco in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene damage and semiconductor supply chain concerns ...