Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech …
WEB5 days ago — 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 …
How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global ... - NBC News
WEB2 days ago — Mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, produce the world’s purest form of quartz, which plays a central role in chip manufacturing.
Hurricane Helene Shutters 'Critical' Quartz Mines That Power the …
WEB2 days ago — Hurricane Helene Shutters ‘Critical’ Quartz Mines That Power the World’s Electronics, Solar Panels and A.I. The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high ...
No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine …
WEB1 day ago — No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery. The world’s main producer of high-purity quartz, a mineral crucial to the global supply of semiconductor chips, announced its shuttered Spruce Pine, North Carolina, mines have endured “minor damage,” according to an initial assessment conducted after ...
Global chipmaking hit as Hurricane Helene disrupts quartz ...
WEB1 day ago — Sibelco, the Belgium-headquartered mining conglomerate that operates the largest quartz production facility in Spruce Pine, said that the area was “hit particularly hard”. “The hurricane has ...
North Carolina’s Spruce Pine Quartz Mine Devastated By ... - Forbes
WEB4 days ago — Spruce Pine, North Carolina is home to high-purity quartz mines owned by two companies: Sibelco North America and The Quartz Corp.
Quartz mine essential for manufacturing phones and PC shut …
WEB3 days ago — Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the global tech supply chain potentially starved of an ingredient vital...
Devastation from Hurricane Helene could bring semiconductor
WEB3 days ago — Aftermath of Hurricane Helene seen near Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which supplies much of the world's high-purity quartz for semiconductor manufacturing.
Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in …
WEB5 days ago — Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic damage and flooding to Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which is home to the world’s purest quartz used in chipmaking.
Helene shutters Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to the …
WEB6 days ago — The Sibelco mine in Spruce Pine, North Carolina produces more high-purity quartz than any other.