The invention discloses a method for preparing metal magnesium by using dolomite as a raw material, and aims to solve the problems of low reducing efficiency, high energy consumption, long production period and serious pollution existing in the conventional method for preparing the metal magnesium. The method comprises the steps: crushing of dolomites, vacuum low-temperature light calcining and recycling of carbon dioxide, cooling and heat recovery, ball-milling of mixed materials, briquetting of mixed materials, vacuum high-temperature hot reduction, separation of magnesium blocks, and utilization of slag, wherein in the vacuum low-temperature light calcining, the crushed dolomites undergo light calcining in a continuous type vacuum calcining furnace for 1 to 3 hours at the calcining temperature of between 500 and 1,000 DEG C and under the furnace pressure of 10,000 to 60,000Pa, MgCO3 and CaCO3 in the dolomites are decomposed in sequence, the reaction expression is: CaMg(CO3)2=CaCO3+MgO+CO2(gas) and CaCO3=CaO+CO2(gas), and the mixture of carbon dioxide and magnesium oxide and calcium oxide is obtained; and the carbon dioxide which flows in the furnace and heats the dolomites is recycled.