The invention relates to a method for efficiently recovering
copper metal in white
smoke dust leaching residues, and belongs to the field of comprehensive
recovery of resources. Due to the fact that
metal ions which are not completely washed remain on the surface of the leaching residues, Bi < 3 + >, Cu < 2 + >, Fe < 3 + > and the like are hydrolyzed and precipitated along with the increase of the pH value of the leaching residues in the flotation slurrying process, hydrophilic
hydroxide and oxychloride covers are formed on the surface of
copper sulfide, and CuS flotation is inhibited. According to the method, the leaching residues are washed with the HNO3 + NaCl solution, a
sediment cover layer on the surface of the
copper sulfide can be dissolved, the natural flotation property of the
copper sulfide is recovered, and the efficiency of recovering the
copper sulfide through flotation of the leaching residues is improved. The pretreatment technology before flotation has the advantages of being high in applicability, remarkable in effect and easy to implement on site, technological indexes can be optimized on the basis of an original flotation technology, the efficiency of separating copper and lead in the leaching residues is improved, useful minerals are prevented from being lost in
tailings in the flotation circulation process, and optimization of the on-site flotation technology is achieved.