The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor manufacturing said its operations sustained only minor damage in the wake of Hurricane ...

Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of Oct. 7, 2024. Dawn Vaughan ...

Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber optic cables have been shut down by Hurricane Helene. No reopening date is ...

The renowned North Carolina landmark and tourist attraction was slammed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. The estate says ...

The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting ...

We’re gathering what we know of the damage in each county in Western North Carolina. Here is an evolving snapshot of Helene’s ...

Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Minxiang “Glenn” Zeng is stressing the need for alternatives to silicon ...

Hurricane Helene has devastated Spruce Pine, North Carolina, home to the world’s only source of high-purity quartz crucial ...

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

Hurricane Helene severely disrupted quartz mining operations in North Carolina, raising concerns across the global tech ...

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