When an earthquake shakes quartz plates, an electrical discharge is created. Gold particles would then be drawn to already-formed grains, accelerating their growth. This process could explain the ...
Global semiconductor manufacturers are monitoring supplies of high-purity quartz, a material critical to the industry, after Hurricane Helene halted production at two North Carolina mines that ...
Hurricane Helene has halted North Carolina mining operations producing high-purity quartz used to make silicon wafers for semiconductor manufacturing. Operators Sibelco and Quartz Corp.
Australian Silica Quartz Group Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of hard rock quartz and high grade silica sand. It primarily focuses ...