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

Hurricane Helene's closure of two essential quartz mines in North Carolina reveals the precarity of the solar energy product pipeline.

Clint Roe and a group called The Cajun Navy have been hard at work in Spruce, Pine North Carolina, assisting with the ...

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — A nurse and doctor from Central Iowa are providing medical care to victims affected by Hurricane Helene.

Les mines de quartz de Spruce Pine sont à l'arrêt à cause de l'ouragan Hélène, et menacent le secteur de la tech ou du ...

Hurricane Helene has been one of the deadliest storms in US history, massively impacting the semiconductor in North Carolina ...

New Zealand Exchange-listed advanced parts manufacturer Rakon says the semiconductor industry is monitoring quartz supply ...

A week after Tropical Storm Helene hit NC, storm survivors in Yancey and Mitchell counties talk with CPP. Their stories and a ...

Asheville's River Arts Distric took a direct hit. The Asheville Arts Council estimates that 80 percent of its buildings were ...

Hurricane Helene's impact on a small North Carolina town reveals the tech industry's vulnerability to disruptions in the supply of critical minerals like quartz.

This week the U.S. Army’s Columbia recruiting battalion is responding to areas impacted by hurricane Helene. The military ...