The invention relates to pyrogenic extraction of
metallic nickel from
laterite-
nickel ore, in particular to preparation of
nickel-containing molten iron by
smelting reduction of high-aluminum
limonite type
laterite-
nickel ore, and belongs to the technical field of
metallurgy. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, crushing raw ore of high-aluminum
limonite type
laterite-nickel ore and raw ore of saprolite type laterite-nickel ore, and taking 50-70% by
mass of high-aluminum
limonite type laterite-nickel ore, 12-24% by
mass of saprolite type laterite-nickel ore, 8-12% by
mass of a carbon-based
reducing agent and 10-14% by mass of a flux in a batching section to form a comprehensive material; feeding the comprehensive material into a
rotary kiln, uniformly mixing, removing
crystal water at 350-450 DEG C, and then gradually heating to 700-850 DEG C for
roasting; and hot charging the roasted product into an electric furnace, and
smelting and reducing for 1-2 hours at the temperature of 1450-1550 DEG C, so as to obtain nickel-containing molten iron and
slag after the reaction is completed. The method is simple in technological process, and the problem that the high-aluminum limonite type laterite-nickel ore cannot be smelted into the nickel-containing molten iron through the
blast furnace can be solved.