Helene quartz mine damage threatens semiconductor chip industry
WEB3 days ago — Roads and railways in and out of the area are severely damaged, according to local officials. Mines in Spruce Pine produce the world’s purest form of quartz, which plays a central role in chip ...
North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech …
WEB4 days ago — Updated 1:48 PM PDT, October 2, 2024. SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — 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 with no reopening date in sight. Sibelco and The Quartz Corp both shut down …
Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech industry ...
WEB5 days ago — A tiny town in North Carolina that’s just been devastated by hurricane Helene could end up severely disrupting the global supply chain for microchips and solar panels.
Devastation from Hurricane Helene could bring semiconductor
WEB4 days ago — Courtesy Dr. Barbara A. Stagg. New YorkCNN —. The devastation in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene could have serious implications for a niche — but extremely important — corner ...
Hurricane Helene Shutters 'Critical' Quartz Mines That Power the …
WEB3 days ago — The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been left battered by the storm’s heavy rains Olatunji Osho-Williams Staff ...
Helene shut down North Carolina mine key to quartz production …
WEB6 days ago — Expand All. The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a quartz facility integral to the global production of ...
Hurricane Helene disrupts critical chip mining operations in North Carolina
WEB5 days ago — Companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have paused operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The quartz is a critical component of the chipmaking process —...
Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North …
WEB6 days ago — Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic damage and flooding to Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which is home to the world’s purest quartz used in chipmaking.
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the …
WEB5 days ago — Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the global tech supply chain potentially starved of an ingredient vital for ...
North Carolina floods threaten mines key to global electronics …
WEB5 days ago — By Eva Dou. October 1, 2024 at 8:59 a.m. EDT. Flooding in North Carolina has imperiled the operations of mines that produce the world’s purest quartz sand — an irreplaceable ingredient for ...