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 ...
No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery
The Sibelco mine in North Carolina is one of the most crucial sites to the global production of semiconductors.
Will Hurricane Helene Cause a Chip Shortage? What the Major Chipmakers Are Saying.
Spruce Pine, a town in rural North Carolina slammed by Hurricane Helene, plays a critical part in the chip-making supply ...
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 ...
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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Telecom and defence supplier Rakon monitors quartz supply post-hurricane
New Zealand Exchange-listed advanced parts manufacturer Rakon says the semiconductor industry is monitoring quartz supply ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Helene shutters critical quartz mine, threatening semiconductor industry
The mines, located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina (around 50 miles northeast of Asheville, North Carolina), are home to some of the purest quartz, which is a critical input in semiconductor ...
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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Hurricane Helene Halts Mining of Key Mineral in Spruce Pine, Threatening Global Semiconductor Supply Chain
Hurricane Helene has devastated Spruce Pine, North Carolina, home to the world’s only source of high-purity quartz crucial ...