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2. Spruce Pine, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Spruce Pine is the largest town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census . It is one of the only places in the world where high-purity quartz can be found.

3. Mitchell County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,903. [2] Its county seat is Bakersville. [3]The county is home to Spruce Pine, nicknamed the "Mineral City of the World", [4] and Bakersville, "Gateway to Roan Mountain", which includes the world's largest natural rhododendron garden and the longest stretch of grassy bald in the ...

4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Mitchell ...

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   Spruce Pine: 5: Mitchell County Courthouse: Mitchell County Courthouse: May 10, 1979 : Main St. Bakersville: 6: Penland Post Office and General Store: Penland Post Office and General Store: April 16, 2012 : 1162 Penland Rd.

5. Hurricane Helene's devastation has shut down a one-of-a-kind ...

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   The town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is home to two mines that are major sources of high-purity quartz, a key material for making semiconductors. Hurricane Helene's devastation has shut down a ...

6. Largest Spruce Pine quartz mine restarts after Helene ...

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   Between 2019 and 2023, Sibelco said its Spruce Pine sites produced almost 60% more high-quality quartz. And last year, the company announced it would invest $200 million into the site by 2025 to ...

7. Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to ...

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   The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a quartz facility integral to the global production of solar panels ...

8. Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District - Wikipedia

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   Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District is a national historic district located at Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 33 contributing buildings in the central business district of Spruce Pine.

9. Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to ...

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   The Sibelco mine in Spruce Pine, North Carolina produces more high-purity quartz than any other. Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to world’s semiconductor supply Skip to ...