Using Retorts to Reduce Mercury Use, Emissions, and Exposures in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining A PRACTICAL GUIDE

This document has been designed to help guide the training of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners (ASGM) on retort use and mercury exposure reduction. This guide is not meant as an exhaustive document on all retort types and their uses. It provides guidance for individual miners and mining communities, and for agencies implementing retort distribution programs or retort training.