The Sibelco mine in North Carolina is one of the most crucial sites to the global production of semiconductors.

Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends ...

Those mines are now closed indefinitely, after Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of water on Spruce Pine, devastating the area.

Operations at a quartz mine in western North Carolina have been shut down for more than five days after Hurricane Helene ...

Two facilities that produce high-purity quartz essential in semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optics have been shut ...

Satellite images taken after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina show washed-out streets and buildings, downed trees, and ...

The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor ...

Skies finally cleared over North Carolina on Wednesday, offering a glimpse of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene ...

The facilities named as The Quartz Corp and Sibelco, located in Spruce Pine, halted their operations prior to the incoming ...

However, they remain closed as surrounding communities in a remote mountain region deal with pervasive power and water ...

Companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have paused operations in the aftermath of Hurricane ...

Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber ...