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

Over a week after Helene made landfall in the United States, the cleanup efforts continue in towns like Spruce Pine in the ...

A Raleigh woman is still waiting for the ability to make direct contact with her son in Spruce Pine after Hurricane Helene ...

Melissa and Jonah Greene traveled from their home in Belmont to check on family in Spruce Pine just days after Helene. This ...

Skies finally cleared over North Carolina on Wednesday, offering a glimpse of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene ...

The organization Ground Force Humanitarian Aid is among those on the ground helping the community recover after Hurricane ...

Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends ...

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

The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor ...

Companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have paused operations in the aftermath of Hurricane ...

However, they remain closed as surrounding communities in a remote mountain region deal with pervasive power and water ...

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