Hurricane Helene Devastated a High-Quality Quartz Mining Town — Here’s How It Affects Everything From Smartphones to Semiconductors

Hurricane Helene Devastated a High-Quality Quartz Mining Town — Here’s How It Affects Everything From Smartphones to Semiconductors

Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has most of the world’s high-quality quartz, a mineral essential for the semiconductors used in smartphones, laptops, and AI chips.