Basalt, Nevada
Ghost town in Nevada, United States
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Basalt is a formerly populated place located in Mineral County, Nevada.[1]
Basalt, Nevada | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Mineral |
| Elevation | 6,339 ft (1,932 m) |
Basalt was a station on the Carson and Colorado Railway.[2][3]
The Basalt Post Office operated from March 1906 until August 1906.[4]
In 1905, Diatomaceous Earth was discovered in the vicinity of Basalt.[3] In 1937, it was reported that last shipments in 1927 and 1928 totaled 5,000 tons that were shipped to Los Angeles.[3]
In 1940, it was reported that Basalt had an estimated population of 6 and that it was a small supply center for prospectors.[5]
In 1944, quarrying of diatomaceous earth commenced again.[6] In 1945 the United States Diatom Company sold its claims at Basalt to the Dicalite Company.[7] In 2018, 15 employees worked at the mine, which straddled Mineral and Esmeralda counties, producing 2,268 tons of diatomaceous earth.[8]