Between 2019 and 2023, Sibelco said its Spruce Pine sites produced almost 60% more high-quality quartz. And last year, the company announced it would invest $200 million into the site by 2025 to ...

Largest Spruce Pine quartz mine restarts after Helene battered mountain town By Brian Gordon. Updated October 10, 2024 10:08 PM.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sibelco said its Spruce Pine sites produced almost 60% more high-quality quartz. And last year, the company announced it would invest $200 million into the site by 2025 to ...

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. The mine, which produces ...

Quartz that is manufactured in Spruce Pine is high quality quartz that is used across the globe. According to author Vince Beiser, he said, "An estimated 70%-90% of the crucibles used worldwide ...

An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, taken prior to Tropical Storm Helene. Google Maps Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and ...

High-purity Spruce Pine quartz can sell for up to $20,000 per ton, and the waste materials from mining are pristine enough that they’re even used to fill the bunkers at the Augusta National Golf ...

Spruce Pine is home to two mines that are a key source of high-purity quartz. This crucial material is used to make the chips that power everything from smartphones to data centers, with experts ...

Largest Spruce Pine quartz mine restarts after Helene battered mountain town By Brian Gordon. Updated October 10, 2024 10:08 PM.

An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, taken prior to Tropical Storm Helene. Google Maps Two weeks after shutting down its Spruce Pine facilities ahead of Hurricane ...

Two weeks after shutting down its Spruce Pine facilities ahead of Hurricane Helene, Belgian mining company Sibelco announced Thursday it has restarted operations in the Western North Carolina town ...

Disruptions at the Spruce Pine mines have previously impacted the supply chain of quartz; In 2008, a fire at a local quartz refinery “temporarily brought production to a halt and impacted the ...