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

The area along the river is lined with local businesses in Spruce Pine. All of the buildings are filled with mud, and all the ...

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

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

Hurricane Helene has devastated Spruce Pine, North Carolina, home to the world’s only source of high-purity quartz crucial ...

Virtually all of the world’s supply of a mineral that is critical to semiconductor production comes from one tiny town in the ...

Sibelco and The Quartz Corp both shut down operations in the Appalachian town of Spruce Pine on Thursday ahead of the storm ...

Charles Atkins shared what he's seen while driving around the mountain communities surrounding Spruce Pine: homes completely ...

CNBC's Megan Cassella joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' with the latest details on how Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is beginning ...