Disclosed in the present invention is a method for recovering Mn, Mg, Ni, and Co from
laterite-
nickel ore
tailings. The method comprises the following steps: adding concentrated
sulfuric acid to an underflow from thickened
laterite-
nickel ore
tailings for first-stage leaching to obtain a
magnesium sulfate solution and
tailings with
magnesium preliminarily removed; slurrying the tailings with
magnesium preliminarily removed and then adding concentrated
sulfuric acid and
hydrogen peroxide for second-stage leaching to obtain a crude
manganese solution; adjusting the pH of the solution to 5-7 to undergo a reaction to remove impurities such as Fe, Al, Sc, and Si from the crude
manganese solution, and carrying out pressure
filtration to obtain a
manganese solution subjected to preliminary
impurity removal; and then adding a
sulfide for deep
impurity removal to remove Ni and Co, and carrying out
filtration to obtain a qualified manganese
electrolyte solution and
cobalt nickel sulfide residue. The present invention creatively proposes a method for recovering Mn, Mg, Ni, and Co from
laterite-nickel ore tailings. The
recovery process does not need heating and has a small consumption of auxiliary materials, and a low cost. The extracted manganese
sulfate solution can completely meet the requirements for electrolytic manganese.