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

Those mines are now closed indefinitely, after Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of water on Spruce Pine, devastating the area.

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

The Gulf Coast hamlet in Sarasota County offers a slice of picture-perfect paradise in one superbly family-friendly bite.

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

Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the ...

Operations at a quartz mine in western North Carolina have been shut down for more than five days after Hurricane Helene ...

When the rain falls and dissolves the gypsum, it makes a crude form of plaster of Paris making the white sand dunes easier to walk on than most sand. Also, the gypsum does not generate heat like ...

I BREATHE calmly into my snorkel and gently float as a manatee and its calf leisurely swim beneath me. Just two hours’ drive ...

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

Considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Siesta Beach features miles of white quartz sand, crystal-clear water and a lively atmosphere, with nearby dining, shopping and nighttime ...

Two facilities that produce high-purity quartz essential in semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optics have been shut ...