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Hurricane Helene tore through North Carolina over the weekend, causing widespread devastation. The storm has temporarily closed a one-of-a-kind mine in the town of Spruce Pine, and it could have ...
Andrew Zook, left, helps to clear instruments and other items from the mud inside Majestic Music in downtown Spruce Pine, N.C. on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, days after Hurricane Helene brought heavy ...
A satellite view shows North Toe River and a market, in Spruce Pine, N.C., on Feb. 3 and after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2. ... before being damaged by Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort on Jan. 7, 2022 ...
Due to Spruce Pine being one of the few places in the world with "ultra-high quality" quartz mines essential for semiconductor production, damage from Helene was predicted to hamper global microchip supplies and technological supply chains if the town's quartz mines were damaged and shut down for long periods. [56]
Satellite images taken after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina show washed-out ... shows flooding by the North Toe River and market damage from Hurricane Helene in Spruce Pine, N.C., on Oct. 2 ...
“Hurricane Helene has left a trail of devastation, leaving families homeless overnight. ... Sam Perkins attempted to reach his mom and dad’s home in the mountains between Spruce Pine and ...
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — 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 is operating again.
Spruce Pine, North Carolina has no running water or electricity, more than a week after Helene ripped through the town of 2,200. Roads and railways in and out of the area are severely damaged ...