The invention provides a method for separating and recovering 
cobalt, 
copper and iron in 
white metal, comprising the following steps: step 1, mixing 
white metal powder with water, stirring and slurrying to obtain a 
slurry mixture; step 2, adding to step 1  In the obtained 
slurry mixture, after adding concentrated 
sulfuric acid while stirring, the first solution is obtained; step 3, at a temperature of 70°C to 85°C, adding 
sodium nitrate solution to the first solution obtained in step 2 while stirring,  When Cu in solution  2+ When the 
ion content is 2g / L~8g / L, stop adding the 
sodium nitrate solution to obtain the second solution.  Step 4, adding 
iron powder to the second solution obtained in step 3, reacting, and filtering to obtain simple 
copper and a third solution, the third solution is a 
mixed solution containing 
cobalt and iron.  Then, 
iron powder is used to replace 
copper with copper, so that copper, 
cobalt and iron are separated, and then further 
recovery of cobalt and iron is carried out.  The method has mild reaction, stability, safety, easy control, high 
leaching rate and easy realization of large-scale production.