Global chipmaking hit as Hurricane Helene disrupts quartz mining
The storm, the most deadly to hit the US mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, flooded the mountain town of Spruce Pine last weekend, which experts say produces as much as 90 per cent of the world’s ultra-pure quartz. This scarce mineral is used to make the crucibles in which the high-grade silicon used in semiconductors is produced.
Following at least 178 deaths and billions in damage from Hurricane Helene throughout six states in the southeast US, at ...
However, they remain closed as surrounding communities in a remote mountain region deal with pervasive power and water ...
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Hurricane Helene Shutters ‘Critical’ Quartz Mines That Power the World’s Electronics, Solar Panels and A.I.The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been ...
Quartz mining suspension in the wake of the storm leads to potential supply chain disruptions and price surges in the ...
We're just a little at a time trying to open roads up.' Yancey County, N.C., remains cut off after Helene swept away roads, ...
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