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

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 hit a quartz mine in North Carolina that is key to global semiconductor production, which could impact the ...

New capital investment and a planned expansion at Butech Bliss Inc. has positioned the Salem manufacturer to become more ...