[ExI] One mine in North Carolina is world's only source of high-purity quartz for chipmaking

[John Clark]

*The U.S. is the source of natural high-purity quartz for chipmaking for
the entire world, specifically one particular mine in North Carolina; it's
rarer than rare earth materials. China is trying to change that. *

*Rarer than rare earth materials*
<https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/the-world-is-overly-reliant-on-one-us-located-mine-for-critical-chipmaking-material-but-china-is-working-to-break-the-stranglehold-china-investing-over-usd14-million-in-synthetic-quartz-manufacturing-to-diversify-away-from-us-dependency?utm_term=B0E130A3-FB83-4898-8071-86AA305566E4&lrh=01da63cc3d9f5f0f930e10d41b9099b85b7a15540b7052a555e92e95d694d51a&utm_campaign=2F4928DB-7559-479A-B06E-4801050D48B1&utm_medium=email&utm_content=E9AD235C-5832-4CDD-8FE0-A72DF1474278&utm_source=SmartBrief>

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