Largest Spruce Pine quartz mine ‘ramping up’ after Helene battered mountain town
The Western North Carolina town possesses the world’s most pure quartz, making its two mine operations essential to the ...
North Carolina maker of high-purity quartz back operating post-Helene
One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high-tech products from ...
North Carolina maker of high-purity quartz for chips restarts operations after Helene
One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high-tech products from ...
Some railroad tracks are closed indefinitely, could affect deliveries
In a trip through western North Carolina's mountains, railroad tracks are now snarled - ripped from the ground. Some remain ...