by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:

Did you know that a little town in the mountains of North Carolina is the primary worldwide producer of a substance that makes our modern high tech way of life possible?  Without the ultra-pure natural quartz that comes from Spruce Pine, North Carolina we would not have the ultra-sophisticated electronic gadgets that we enjoy so much and the global economy would collapse.  So is it just a coincidence that Spruce Pine was absolutely devastated by Hurricane Helene?