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.
Hurricane Helene Threatens to Plunge Automakers Into Semiconductor Chaos Yet Again
Quartz mining suspension in the wake of the storm leads to potential supply chain disruptions and price surges in the ...
Helene catastrophe might create downstream disaster for tech industry
Deep in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina lies the small town of Spruce Pine, which also happens to ...
Global chipmaking hit as Hurricane Helene disrupts quartz mining
The storm, the most deadly to hit the US mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, flooded the mountain town of Spruce Pine last weekend, which experts say produces as much as 90 per cent of the world ...
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Hurricane Helene Halts Mining of Key Mineral in Spruce Pine, Threatening Global Semiconductor Supply Chain
Hurricane Helene has devastated Spruce Pine, North Carolina, home to the world’s only source of high-purity quartz crucial ...
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North Carolina quartz mines report minor damage from floods
However, they remain closed as surrounding communities in a remote mountain region deal with pervasive power and water ...
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 ...
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Quartz mines see limited supply disruptions after Helene hit N. Carolina
Following at least 178 deaths and billions in damage from Hurricane Helene throughout six states in the southeast US, at ...
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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 ...
Open Source: In Asheville, the business at hand isn’t business. But it’s still important.
From one of the world’s nicest McDonald’s to one of the world’s most important mines, the commerce effects of Hurricane ...
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Hurricane Helene May Have Just Caused Another Semiconductor Crisis
Hurricane Helene has devastated North Carolina, leaving more than 200 people dead and a tragic trail of destruction in its ...