Hurricane Helene devastated the town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, shutting down mining operations for pure quartz, a ...

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

Hurricane Helene forced the shutdown of two key quartz manufacturing facilities in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, operated by ...

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

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Following at least 178 deaths and billions in damage from Hurricane Helene throughout six states in the southeast US, at ...

Sibelco and The Quartz Corp both shut down operations in the Appalachian town of Spruce Pine on Thursday ahead of the storm ...

Quartz miner Sibelco is working to restart operations at its Spruce Pine facility in North Carolina after it was shut due to ...

Hurricane Helene's devastating impact on a small town in North Carolina is feared to have far-reaching consequences for the global technology industry, potentially disrupting the supply of a crucial ...

The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been ...

Last year, Sibelco announced it would invest $200 million into the site by 2025 to double production. The company sells its quartz under the brand name IOTA. “I’ve been sent to Brazil ...