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May 31, 2025

Spruce Pine

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NC Fast Facts: NC maker of high-purity quartz back operating post-Helene

October 18, 2024 The Associated Press

SPRUCE PINE — 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 has resumed […]

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North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech products is devastated by Helene

October 2, 2024 The Associated Press

SPRUCE PINE  — 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 with no reopening date in sight. Sibelco and […]

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100 in 100: Mitchell County’s John Phillips, Clemson Hall of Famer

June 10, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

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