No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery
The Sibelco mine in North Carolina is one of the most crucial sites to the global production of semiconductors.
North Carolina Quartz Mine Owner Says Helene Damage Was Minimal
The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor ...
Helene shutters critical quartz mine, threatening semiconductor industry
Operations at a facility crucial for the semiconductor industry in North Carolina have now been shuttered for five days after ...
Chipmakers aren’t worried about U.S. quartz mine closures due to Hurricane Helene — many don’t expect significant repercussions
However, aside from damages to their facilities and infrastructure, the more critical issue they need to address is to ...
Hurricane Helene's devastation has shut down a one-of-a-kind mine for AI chips
The town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is home to two mines that are major sources of high-purity quartz, a key material ...
Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to world’s semiconductor supply
The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting ...
Your Phones and Computers Rely on This Remote North Carolina Mine. Helene Just Walloped It.
Those mines are now closed indefinitely, after Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of water on Spruce Pine, devastating the area.
Transport Topics3d
N.C. Quartz Mine Owner Says Helene Damage Was Minimal
The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor ...
Raleigh News & Observer3d
No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery
An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina ... activities to restart operations as soon as we can,” the mine owner, Sibelco, wrote in an update Friday.
Forbes6d
Hurricane Helene’s Devastation In North Carolina Could Disrupt The World’s Semiconductor Industry—Here’s Why
Operations at a quartz mine in western North Carolina have been shut down for more than five days after Hurricane Helene dumped 2 feet of rain on the town of Spruce Pine, washing out roads and ...
Charlotte Observer3d
No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery
Kaitlin McKeown [email protected] Free of impurities, Spruce Pine quartz has been crucial ... Compared to Sibelco’s sites, The Quartz Corp mine is positioned closer to the North Toe ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
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-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been ...