Hurricane Helene's closure of two essential quartz mines in North Carolina reveals the precarity of the solar energy product pipeline.

Due to a quirk of geology, the purest quartz in all the world comes from the picturesque town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina.

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

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

Sibelco recently announced the establishment of the Sibelco Spruce Pine Foundation to provide long-term support for the ...

Top Quartz Supplier to Chipmakers Likely to Recover in 3 Months: Summary Sibelco, supplying 80% of high-purity quartz for chips, aims to resume U.S. production within three months ...

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

Quartz mining suspension in the wake of the storm leads to potential supply chain disruptions and price surges in the ...

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.

The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor ...