The invention discloses a method for recovering valuable metals through zero-valent iron-
bacteria synergistic reduction of minerals, and belongs to the field of biological
metallurgy. The method comprises the following steps: crushing and
grinding natural
cobalt-containing magalite, fully mixing with a background solution with the pH value of 7.3, zero-valent iron chips and dissimilatory
metal reducing
bacteria cells under an anaerobic condition, and carrying out shake culture in a constant-temperature shaking table at the temperature of 30 DEG C and the speed of 150 rpm in a dark place. The zero-valent
scrap iron can be used as a long-term and stable
electron donor, and the zero-valent
scrap iron and
bacteria are used for reducing
cobalt-containing doloxymanganese ore together. According to the method, the zero-valent
scrap iron and the dissimilatory
metal reducing bacteria are cooperatively used, reduction of the
cobalt-containing medoxymanganese ore can be effectively promoted, Co < 2 + > is efficiently released, the performance is superior to the condition of separately adding the zero-valent scrap iron and the bacteria, and the
promotion effect is remarkable. The zero-valent scrap iron is long-acting, stable, green, environment-friendly and free of
pollution by-products, and is expected to be popularized and applied in practice.