La Presta Asphalt Mine (french: Mines d'asphalte de la Presa) is a former

asphalt Asphalt, also known as bitumen (, ), is a sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may be found in natural deposits or may be a refined product, and is classed as a pitch. Before the 20th century, the term ...

mine in the

Val-de-Travers Val-de-Travers is a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2009, when the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers ...

region of the canton of Neuchâtel. The mine was exploited until 1986 and asphalt was exported in most of Europe and in the United States. Today the mines are no longer in operation and are partially open to the public as a museum. A dedicated train station ''La Presta Mines d'asphalte'', located near the mine, is served by regional trains. Steam trains operated by Vapeur Val-de-Travers also occasionally serve the station.

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