No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery
The Sibelco mine in North Carolina is one of the most crucial sites to the global production of semiconductors.
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North Carolina quartz mines report minor damage from floods
However, they remain closed as surrounding communities in a remote mountain region deal with pervasive power and water ...
Hurricane Helene Threatens to Plunge Automakers Into Semiconductor Chaos Yet Again
Quartz mining suspension in the wake of the storm leads to potential supply chain disruptions and price surges in the ...
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N.C. Quartz Mine Owner Says Helene Damage Was Minimal
The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor ...
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 ...
New Scientist on MSN18h
Will semiconductor production be derailed by Hurricane Helene?
Hurricane Helene hit a quartz mine in North Carolina that is key to global semiconductor production, which could impact the ...
News Nation on MSN15h
Hurricane Helene affects tech, health industries’ supply chain
After causing widespread death and destruction in six states, Hurricane Helene is also having a major effect on the supply ...
The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) on MSN22h
Open Source: In Asheville, business is not the business at hand. But it’s still important.
From one of the world’s nicest McDonald’s to one of the world’s most important mines, the commerce effects of Hurricane ...
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Helene highlights gap between economic and insured losses – Guy Carpenter
Most of the damage from Helene was caused by storm surge along Florida’s west coast, even though the storm remained far out ...