Hurricane Helene Halts Sibelco's Quartz Mine Output.

Sibelco, a quartz mining company, is working to restart operations at its Spruce Pine facility in North Carolina after it was shut down due to Hurricane Helene. The hurricane caused widespread flooding, power outages, and damage to critical infrastructure in the area. Spruce Pine is one of the few places in the world that contains high-purity quartz, which is essential for making semiconductors. The halt in operations could potentially impact global supply chains that rely on semiconductors for various technologies. Another US company, Quartz Corp., is also assessing the impact on its mine in Spruce Pine. [Extracted from the article]