Quiet NC town holds key quartz supply chain for NVIDIA
seanmcdonaldxyz · x · 2026-08-21
Spruce Pine, NC, a quiet small town, hosts mines and processing centers that are critical upstream components for NVIDIA and other quartz-dependent tech operations, making it a vital part of the tech stack.
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