Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech …
WEB4 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.
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WEB1 day ago · Mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, produce the world’s purest form of quartz, which plays a central role in chip manufacturing. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our ...
Hurricane Helene Shutters 'Critical' Quartz Mines That Power the …
WEB1 day 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 ...
North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech …
WEB3 days ago · Updated 6:54 PM PDT, October 1, 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 operations in the ...
Devastation from Hurricane Helene could bring semiconductor
WEB2 days ago · And while quartz is abundant around the world, the kind of ultra-high-purity quartz mined in Spruce Pine is not. The Spruce Pine mines provide an estimated 80% to 90% of the world’s high-purity ...
A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt …
WEB4 days ago · Hurricane Helene dropped more than two feet of rain on Spruce Pine North Carolina. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high purity quartz— which is used to manufacture...
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the …
WEB3 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 ...
Mine Vital for Making AI Chips Shuts After Being Hit by Hurricane ...
WEB3 days ago · The town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is home to two mines that are major sources of high-purity quartz, a key material for making semiconductors. Menu icon A vertical stack of three evenly ...
Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North …
WEB4 days ago · Sep 30, 2024, 9:17 AM PDT. Flooding in Boone, North Carolina, about an hour northeast of Spruce Pine. Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits / Getty Images. Hurricane Helene brought historic rainfall and ...
North Carolina floods threaten mines key to global electronics …
WEB3 days ago · The calamity has devastated this small town of about 2,200 along the North Toe River but is also expected to affect people around the world. The high-purity quartz from Spruce Pine’s mines is ...
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