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Quartz, Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene Shutters ‘Critical’ Quartz Mines That Power the World’s Electronics, Solar Panels and A.I.
The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been left battered by the storm's heavy rains
Chip Firms Watching Quartz Supply After Hurricane Shut Mines
Global semiconductor makers are monitoring supplies of high-purity quartz, a material critical to the industry, after Hurricane Helene halted production at two North Carolina mines that produce most of the world’s supply.
Chip Making Likely Won’t Be Hurt by Quartz-Mine Closures After Hurricane Helene
But fears about a serious disruption to global chipmaking following Hurricane Helene may be overstated. High-purity quartz found in Spruce Pine is a key material used in the production of silicon wafers that are used to make semiconductors.
Quartz, North Carolina
North Carolina Town That Produces Quartz Devastated by Helene
Two facilities that produce high-purity quartz essential in semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optics have been shut down.
Spruce Pine, which produces quartz needed for tech products, is devastated by Helene
Sibelco and The Quartz Corp both shut down operations in the Appalachian town of Spruce Pine on Thursday ahead of the storm that swept away whole communities.
North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech products is devastated by Helene
Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber optic cables have been shut down by Hurricane Helene.
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Your Phones and Computers Rely on This Remote North Carolina Mine. Helene Just Walloped It.
Those mines are now closed indefinitely, after Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of water on Spruce Pine, devastating the area.
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Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to world’s semiconductor supply
The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting ...
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Helene forces closure of quartz plants critical to tech sector
Hurricane Helene devastated the town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, shutting down mining operations for pure quartz, a ...
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Hurricane halts U.S. pure quartz production, threatening global tech supply chain
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 ...
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Global tech industry threatened by Helene flooding
Flooding in the small town of Spruce Pine has shut down the mining of the world’s purest quartz, a critical component in ...
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Helene takes ultrapure quartz mines offline, threatens tech supply chains
Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the ...
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