The invention discloses a method for leaching low-
nickel high-iron
alloy powder selectively through
nitric acid. The method comprises the steps that firstly, primary leaching is conducted on the low-
nickel high-iron
alloy powder through the concentrated
nitric acid; when total immersion is ended,
magnetic separation is conducted;
magnetic separation concentrate is returned for further leaching, so that after remaining ore pulp is filtered, leaching residues and a leaching solution are obtained, and the leaching solution enters a
neutralization-for-iron-
removal procedure; the low-
nickel high-iron
alloy powder is added to the leaching solution, so that
neutralization for
iron removal is conducted; after a
neutralization-for-iron-removal reaction is ended,
magnetic separation is conducted; magnetic separation concentrate is returned to the primary total immersion procedure, so that after ore pulp is filtered, neutralization iron
slag and a separation and immersion solution are obtained; and the neutralization iron
slag obtained after
filtration is subjected to washing,
drying and calcinations, so that an
iron ore concentrate product with the
iron content ranging from 60% to 65% is obtained. By means of the method, nickel and
cobalt leaching and
iron removal are completed through one step, and
selective leaching of nickel,
cobalt and iron is achieved; the nickel and the
cobalt enter the solution, and the iron is inhibited in the
slag, so that the nickel and the cobalt are effectively separated from the iron; and the
leaching rate of the nickel and the cobalt is greater than 98%; the
nickel content of the leaching residues is less than 0.5%, the
iron content of the leaching residues is less than 10%, and the cobalt content of the leaching residues is less than 0.02%; the
iron content of the neutralization iron slag is greater than 50%, and the
nickel content o the neutralization iron slag is less than 0.1%; and the iron content of the separation and immersion solution is less than 3 g / L.