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

The largest Spruce Pine mine is owned by Sibelco, a private Belgium mineral company that is Mitchell County’s top employer. Sibelco told The News & Observer Monday that the company has ...

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

One of the largest U.S. facilities producing IV and dialysis fluids, in western North Carolina, has temporarily closed due to ...

The devastation in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene could have serious implications for a niche — but extremely ...

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

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

Hurricane Helene has been one of the deadliest storms in US history, massively impacting the semiconductor in North Carolina ...

Advanced materials provider Momentive Technologies has completed the acquisition of Sibelco’s spherical alumina and spherical ...

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

Quartz miner Sibelco is working to restart operations at its Spruce Pine facility in North Carolina after it was shut due to ...