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

The full extent of the damage to infrastructure is still largely unknown, while hundreds of thousands of people in the ...

Flooding in the small town of Spruce Pine has shut down the mining of the world’s purest quartz, a critical component in ...

Crews in Western North Carolina made headway Tuesday in an effort to clear roads and provide electricity, water and cell ...

Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for ...

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

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

The town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is home to two mines that are major sources of high-purity quartz, a key material ...

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

The town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is home to two mines that are major sources of high-purity quartz, a key material ...

Sunny with a high of 76 °F (24.4 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 58 °F (14.4 °C). Partly ...