Sibelco, one of the companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has resumed operations. In an update on Thursday, the company said that production and shipments of the ...

Global semiconductor manufacturers are monitoring supplies of high-purity quartz, a material critical to the industry, after Hurricane Helene halted production at two North Carolina mines that ...

French actor Michel Blanc poses as he arrives for a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Cannes International Film Festival, in Paris, on September 20, 2016. PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP France ...

An aerial view of quartz mines in Spruce Pine, N.C., as taken from a plane on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. Photo: AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high ...

The small mining town hosts the world's only known source of pure quartz, a necessary component for manufacturing computer chips. Hurricane Helene unleashed catastrophic rain, wind, and flooding ...