Spruce Pine

United States · Quarry

Opened: 1900
Region: North Carolina
Status: Active
Country: United States
Type: Quarry
Latitude: 35.92
Longitude: -82.06

Notes

The purest quartz on Earth, and the source of nearly every crucible in which semiconductor silicon is grown; when Hurricane Helene flooded the town in 2024 the chip industry noticed.

Commodities

Silicon

Referenced by

element

Silicon

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