The invention provides a comprehensive utilization method of clay type
lithium ore, and relates to the field of
hydrometallurgy. The comprehensive utilization method of the clay type
lithium ore comprises the following steps: mixing the clay type
lithium ore with concentrated
sulfuric acid, and carrying out low-temperature
roasting at the temperature of 100-300 DEG C to obtain a roasted cured material; adding water into the roasted and cured material, leaching, and carrying out
solid-liquid separation to obtain a lithium-rich aluminum leaching solution; adsorbing the lithium-rich aluminum leaching solution by using an
aluminum ion sieve adsorbent to obtain an aluminum-rich adsorbed solution and a lithium-loaded
ion sieve; analyzing the lithium-loaded
ion sieve to obtain a lithium-rich
desorption solution; the lithium-rich
desorption solution is sequentially subjected to purification and lithium
precipitation, and battery-grade
lithium carbonate is obtained; sequentially carrying out
iron removal, purification and
impurity removal on the aluminum-rich adsorption post-liquid to obtain iron
slag and an aluminum
sulfate solution; and sequentially carrying out aluminum
precipitation and
roasting on the aluminum
sulfate solution to obtain the metallurgical-grade aluminum
oxide. The method has the advantages of high-efficiency leaching of lithium and aluminum, high-efficiency separation of lithium and aluminum, environment friendliness, simple process and the like.