Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a ...

The quartz mines of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, part of the global computer chip supply chain, have suspended their operations due to the damage and aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Mines located in ...

The small mining town of Spruce Pine contains the world’s purest quartz — a critical ingredient in the chipmaking process. The small mining town of Spruce Pine contains the world’s purest quartz — a ...

Two operations that mine for high-quality quartz used in semiconductors sit outside the flooded town of Spruce Pine. Tropical Storm Helene’s destructive rampage through parts of western North Carolina ...

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. — Flooding in a small town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, could send shockwaves through the global semiconductor industry. Spruce Pine is a town of 2,200 residents. It's also ...

Many areas in North Carolina were hit hard by the storm, including Spruce Pine, an area crucial to the semiconductor industry. Several industries will be impacted as a result as well, but perhaps none ...

Sibelco has started mining Spruce Pine’s ultra-high-purity quartz once again. Sibelco has started mining Spruce Pine’s ultra-high-purity quartz once again. is a news writer who covers the streaming ...

However, they remain closed as surrounding communities in a remote mountain region deal with pervasive power and water outages, as well as washed-out roads. Operators of two key quartz mines near the ...

The batch agglomerator at Spruce Pine Batch Company (all photos Erin E. O'Connor/Hyperallergic, unless otherwise noted) SPRUCE PINE, N. C. — The mountain, pulverized, ran through my fingers. Mixed ...

The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a quartz facility integral to the global production of solar panels and ...