Photos of the destruction following Hurricane Helene revealed significant damage and potential loss of life in Spruce Pine, ...

Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the few places in the world for mining high-purity quartz, a key component needed for making microchips, solar panels and fiber-optic cables. But destruction ...

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

The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting ...

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

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

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

Among the horrific reports about the damage Hurricane Helene unleashed on the southeastern United States was one about Spruce ...

The facilities in Spruce Pine, now isolated and imperiled by Helene’s floods, are a vital node in the supply chain of ...

The quartz mines of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, part of the global computer chip supply chain, have suspended their ...

Nestled in the Appalachian mountains, the community of Spruce Pine, population 2,194, is known for its hiking, local artists and as America’s sole source of high-purity quartz. Helene dumped ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. The News & Observer and the Charlotte Observer have a collection of stories about ...