Hurricane Helene Threatens to Plunge Automakers Into Semiconductor Chaos Yet Again
Quartz mining suspension in the wake of the storm leads to potential supply chain disruptions and price surges in the ...
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Hurricane Helene threatens quartz supply
A small town in the path of Hurricane Helene is home to mines producing around 90% of the world’s high purity quartz.
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Quartz mines see limited supply disruptions after Helene hit N. Carolina
Following at least 178 deaths and billions in damage from Hurricane Helene throughout six states in the southeast US, at ...
Open Source: In Asheville, the business at hand isn’t business. But it’s still important.
From one of the world’s nicest McDonald’s to one of the world’s most important mines, the commerce effects of Hurricane ...
North Carolina Quartz Mine Owner Says Helene Damage Was Minimal
The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor ...
Helene catastrophe might create downstream disaster for tech industry
Deep in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina lies the small town of Spruce Pine. This town, which measures ...
‘It’s a smaller Katrina’: Spruce Pine resident teams up with Tractor Food and Farm for makeshift grocery story
Charles Atkins shared what he's seen while driving around the mountain communities surrounding Spruce Pine: homes completely ...
How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global semiconductor chip industry
Virtually all of the world’s supply of a mineral that is critical to semiconductor production comes from one tiny town in the ...
Hard-hit Spruce Pine community seeking refuge after devastation from Helene
Folks who live in this area coming here to this visitor’s center just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s the only place in the area with guaranteed cell service.
‘Civilization is pretty much gone’ after Helene tears through Spruce Pine, NC
Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends ...
Avery Co. family escaped Helene with just their dogs. Everything else sits in a river
You wake up in the middle of the night and you think, ‘I don’t have a house.’ Your heart’s pounding and you start to jump out ...
More than 2,000 evacuated from Western North Carolina correctional facilities. Here's how you can find someone
Multiple correctional facilities in Western North Carolina have been evacuated in the aftermath of Helene. Here's how you can ...