The Western North Carolina town possesses the world’s most pure quartz, making its two mine operations essential to the ...

One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors from mines in a western North ...

One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high-tech products from ...

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

Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends ...

Due to a quirk of geology, the purest quartz in all the world comes from the picturesque town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina.

The quartz mines of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, part of the global computer chip supply chain, have suspended their ...

The organization Ground Force Humanitarian Aid is among those on the ground helping the community recover after Hurricane ...

Skies finally cleared over North Carolina on Wednesday, offering a glimpse of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene ...

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

The facilities named as The Quartz Corp and Sibelco, located in Spruce Pine, halted their operations prior to the incoming ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN)– A Raleigh woman is still waiting for the ability to make direct contact with her son in Spruce Pine after Hurricane Helene devastated the area. “It’s… it’s heartbreaking,” said ...