The invention discloses a gravel-shaped attapulgite fireproof ceramsite. The key points of the technical scheme are as follows: the gravel-shaped attapulgite fireproof ceramsite is composed of high-viscosity attapulgite clay powder, attapulgite clay tailing powder, granulated blast furnace slag powder, iron tailing powder, coal gangue powder, bauxite tailing powder and diatomite tailing powder. After ingredients of the gravel-shaped attapulgite fireproof ceramsite are mixed, granulated, baked, cooled, crushed and screened, the obtained product is packaged to obtain the gravel-shaped attapulgite fireproof ceramsite. The gravel-shaped attapulgite fireproof ceramsite is a grain with an irregular shape and the grain is internally provided with a plurality of small air holes; and the gravel-shaped attapulgite fireproof ceramsite is the fireproof ceramsite which has the advantages of light weight, strong compressive strength, low coefficient of heat conductivity, high refractoriness, stablechemical performance, and good corrosion resistance and heat-preservation and sound-proof effects. The gravel-shaped attapulgite fireproof ceramsite can be produced by comprehensively utilizing a plurality of types of the tailings, so that the gravel-shaped attapulgite fireproof ceramsite is good for improving the resource utilization rate, changing wastes to valuable things, and protecting the environment; and the gravel-shaped attapulgite fireproof ceramsite is applicable to producing fireproof ceramsite concrete and heat-preservation and sound-proof materials.