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14 Hurricane Helene devastates quartz mine critical for worldwide semiconductor manufacturing — Spruce Pine houses the world's only ultra-pure quartz site

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · today 06:20 EDT

Hurricane Helene devastates quartz mine critical for worldwide semiconductor manufacturing — Spruce Pine houses the world's only ultra-pure quartz site

Global quartz supply could be disrupted by Hurricane Helene.

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