High-purity quartz mines in Spruce Pine, which Axios reported on last week, say they do not anticipate supply chain hang-ups ...

Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has most of the world's high-quality quartz, a mineral essential for the semiconductors used in ...

The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor manufacturing said its operations sustained only minor damage in the wake of Hurricane ...

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

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

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

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

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

The International Longshoremen’s Association commenced a strike today, impacting 30+ seaports from Maine to Texas ...

Despite Helene’s record-breaking floods and widespread outages, the worst may still be ahead for communities struggling to survive.

Apple is again facing strong external pressures as it works to deliver a successful iPhone holiday season, but is being ...

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Red Sea. The incident Tuesday likely marks their first assault on commercial shipping in weeks as the ...