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

[2][3] The Basalt Post Office operated from March 1906 until August 1906.

[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.

[7] In 2018, 15 employees worked at the mine, which straddled Mineral and Esmeralda counties, producing 2,268 tons of diatomaceous earth.