Spruce Pine quartz mine restarts production after Helene hits NC mountains
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WNCN) — As western North Carolina continues its recovery from Helene, some positive news from one of the ...
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CSX reopens part of hurricane-damaged rail line to world’s top quartz supplier
CSX has reopened part of its Clinchfield Railroad through western North Carolina that was damaged by Hurricane Helene in ...
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Largest Spruce Pine quartz mine ‘ramping up’ after Helene battered mountain town
Over the past three decades, new technological demands have made high-purity quartz one of North Carolina’s most important ...
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Hurricane Helene forced the shutdown of two key quartz manufacturing facilities in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, operated by Sibelco and The Quartz Corp, which produce ultra-pure quartz essential ...
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The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been left battered by the storm's heavy rains Olatunji Osho-Williams Amateur ...