An aerial view of quartz mines in Spruce Pine, N.C., as taken from a plane on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. Photo: AP One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making ...

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

The small mining town of Spruce Pine contains the world’s purest quartz — a critical ingredient in the chipmaking process. The small mining town of Spruce Pine contains the world’s purest quartz — a ...

China announced it has discovered new deposits of high-purity quartz, a mineral with a small but crucial role in the production of semiconductors and solar panels. High-purity quartz is one of the few ...

Read More: How Hurricane Helene Jolted the Global Chip Industry: QuickTake North Carolina quartz miners Sibelco and Quartz Corp. both suspended operations on Sept. 26 and said it’s too early to say ...

Virtually all of the world's supply of high-purity quartz, a mineral required to produce semiconductors, comes from a tiny North Carolina town that was devastated by Hurricane Helene. "If something ...

Spruce Pine, a town in rural North Carolina slammed by Hurricane Helene, plays a critical part in the chip-making supply chain. But fears about a serious disruption to global chipmaking following the ...