Basalt, Nevada

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Basalt, Nevada
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Basalt
Coordinates: 38°00′27″N118°16′23″W / 38.00750°N 118.27306°W / 38.00750; -118.27306 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
County Mineral
Elevation
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6,339 ft (1,932 m)

Basalt is a formerly populated place located in Mineral County, Nevada. [1]

Basalt was a station on the Carson and Colorado Railway. [2] [3]

Route of the Carson and Colorado Railway in 1883 showing Basalt Carson & Colorado RR 1883.jpg
Route of the Carson and Colorado Railway in 1883 showing Basalt

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basalt
  2. ↑ Myrick, D.F. (1992). Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California: The northern roads. Railroads of Nevada & Eastern. University of Nevada Press. p. 312. ISBN   978-0-87417-193-8 . Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Vanderburg, William O. (1937). Reconnaissance of mining districts in Mineral County, Nev (Report). U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. p. 16. hdl:2027/mdp.39015077569476 . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basalt Post Office (historical)
  5. ↑ Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State. 1940. p. 245. ISBN   9781603540278 . Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ Archbold, N.L. (1966). Industrial mineral deposits of Mineral County, Nevada (Report). Nevada Bureau of Mines . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Basalt, NV - Dicalite Management Group". dicalite.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ Major Mines of Nevada 2018 (PDF) (Report). Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources: Minerals Division. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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