| Basalt, Nevada | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Coordinates: | 38.0075°N -118.2731°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 6339 |
| Elevation M: | 1932 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mineral |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Nevada#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Basalt |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Basalt is a formerly populated place located in Mineral County, Nevada.
Basalt was a station on the Carson and Colorado Railway.[1] [2]
The Basalt Post Office operated from March 1906 until August 1906.
In 1905, Diatomaceous Earth was discovered in the vicinity of Basalt.[2] In 1937, it was reported that last shipments in 1927 and 1928 totaled 5,000 tons that were shipped to Los Angeles.[2]
In 1940, it was reported that Basalt had an estimated population of 6 and that it was a small supply center for prospectors.[3]
In 1944, quarrying of diatomaceous earth commenced again.[4] In 1945 the United States Diatom Company sold its claims at Basalt to the Dicalite Company.[5] In 2018, 15 employees worked at the mine, which straddled Mineral and Esmeralda counties, producing 2,268 tons of diatomaceous earth.[6]