North Carolina ... that make quartz used in fiber optic cables and solar panels were shut down. The facilities named as The Quartz Corp and Sibelco, located in Spruce Pine, halted their operations ...

An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina ... The private Belgian company added the power remains out at its Western North Carolina mines but that repairs have ...

An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, taken prior to Tropical ... Belgian mining company Sibelco announced Thursday it has restarted operations in the Western North ...

Sibelco told The News & Observer Monday that the company has “temporarily ... Blue Ridge Mountains near Spruce Pine, North Carolina, where the world’s purest quartz is found.

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 ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina ... isn’t the only quartz mining company in Spruce Pine. In recent years, a second ...

Two weeks after shutting down its Spruce Pine facilities ahead of Hurricane Helene, Belgian mining company ... Western North Carolina town that contains the world’s highest-purity quartz.

An aerial look at the mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Facility issues have ... the site by 2025 to double production. The company sells its quartz under the brand name IOTA.