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Residents have a saying in Spruce Pine, that a piece of their home is in tech across the globe. But could geopolitical tensions hurt their mining tradition, and their lucrative quartz business? WHY WE ...

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Sibelco has started mining Spruce Pine’s ultra-high-purity quartz once again. Sibelco has started mining Spruce Pine’s ultra-high-purity quartz once again. is a news writer who covers the streaming ...

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