The invention relates to high-purity preparation of key metals, and discloses a production method of a high-purity
hafnium compound, which comprises the following steps: S1, carrying out melting reaction on a
hafnium-containing material, flux
metal,
zircon salt and a salt-containing material to obtain
hafnium-containing
molten salt; the
smelting temperature during the melting reaction is 700-1250 DEG C, and the
mass ratio of hafnium in the hafnium-containing material to
zirconium in the
zircon salt is greater than or equal to 2.0; the content of
zirconium in the hafnium-containing
molten salt is less than or equal to 0.5 wt%, and the content of hafnium is greater than or equal And S2, further separating the hafnium-containing
molten salt obtained in the step S1 to obtain the high-purity hafnium compound. According to the method, the high-purity hafnium product can be prepared without repeated high-temperature
fractionation or multi-stage extraction treatment, and the method has the advantages of being short in process, easy to operate and the like; the
zirconium in the fused salt is removed, meanwhile, the problem of separation of zirconium and hafnium in the coarse zirconium salt is actually solved, and maximum utilization of the value of the raw materials is realized, so that the economic benefit of the process is better.