Hydrometallurgical recovery of metals from complex ores

Provides a mineral copper from zinc sulfide into recyclable and/or continuous hydrometallurgical methods of water soluble sulfates. The method including: I) make from mineral are of copper and/or zinc of sulphides in acid solution in the and sulfate and and nitrate contact formed reaction mixture; II) will reaction mixture keep in 110 ℃ to 170 ℃ temperature range within, while constantly to mixed reaction mixture; III) will enough of sulfate and nitrate plus to by in reaction mixture in the, in which formed light sediment and dark sediment, light sediment including copper sulfate, and zinc sulfate and sulfate iron of water-soluble sulfate, dark sediment not dissolved Yu water, Main including Elemental sulfur and slag; IV) in nitrate exists of situation Xia, will oxygen source introduced reaction mixture in the, promotion sulphides oxidation for sulfate, and make gaseous NOX reaction product oxidation regeneration for nitrate, for by in reaction mixture of with; v) from reaction mixture in the ceding by in light and dark sediment and the all inclusions of acid solution; VI) from acid solution in the separation light and dark sediment for processing light sediment, and from light sediment in the recycling copper sulfate and/or zinc sulfate; and VII) Cycle acid solution and then referred to the reaction mixture.