Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two weeks after shutting down its Spruce Pine facilities ahead of Hurricane Helene, Belgian mining company Sibelco announced ...

SALINE COUNTY, Arkansas — Over 300 acres of national forest land in Arkansas could soon become the site of quartz mining, and the public has until early May to comment for or against. The U.S. Forest ...

The tiny town of Mount Ida is home to rock shops, you-dig quartz mines, and national forest trails. Mount Ida is known for its rich quartz crystal deposits, making it a unique destination for rock ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tucked away in west-central Arkansas' Ouachita Mountains, Mount Ida is a literal hidden gem, a tiny town that got its nickname — the "Quartz ...

Virtually all of the world's supply of high-purity quartz, a mineral required to produce semiconductors, comes from a tiny North Carolina town that was devastated by Hurricane Helene. "If something ...

Jim Coleman has the appearance of a man who has worked for a living — and not sitting behind a desk, either. Following five decades of rigorous manual labor, Coleman has endured eight back surgeries, ...

The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor manufacturing said its operations sustained only minor damage in the wake of Hurricane ...

Two weeks after shutting down its Spruce Pine facilities ahead of Hurricane Helene, Belgian mining company Sibelco announced Thursday it has restarted operations in the Western North Carolina town ...