The world’s main producer of high-purity quartz, a mineral crucial to the global supply of semiconductor chips, announced its shuttered Spruce Pine, North Carolina, mines have endured “minor damage,” ...

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. — Flooding in a small town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, could send shockwaves through the global semiconductor industry. Spruce Pine is a town of 2,200 residents. It's also ...

Officials continue to assess the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in the southeastern U.S., and the damage to one small North Carolina town could have a major impact on the tech industry. Spruce ...

Two weeks after shutting down its Spruce Pine facilities ahead of Hurricane Helene, Belgian mining company Sibelco announced Thursday it has restarted operations in the Western North Carolina town ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...

Hurricane Helene shut down two key quartz facilities in Spruce Pine, NC. The storm disrupted power, with companies focusing on employee safety. Spruce Pine quartz supplies 70-90% of the world's ...

A bridge in Old Fort, North Carolina, appears damaged on September 30, following Hurricane Helene. Old Fort is roughly 30 miles from the town of Spruce Pine, which supplies much of the world's ...

Many areas in North Carolina were hit hard by the storm, including Spruce Pine, an area crucial to the semiconductor industry. Several industries will be impacted as a result as well, but perhaps none ...

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