The invention relates to the field of comprehensive utilization of
precious metal secondary resources, in particular to a
pretreatment method of a
precious metal-containing iron
alloy. The
pretreatment method of the
precious metal-containing iron
alloy sequentially comprises the following steps: A, pulverizing, B, conducting pressure alkaline leaching, C, carrying out liquid-
solid separation, D, removing iron by
acid dissolution, and E, performing liquid-
solid separation. In the step A, the precious
metal-containing iron
alloy is processed into
powder with the particle size of 30-300 meshes; in the step B, alkali is added into
ferroalloy powder containing precious
metal obtained in the step A, heating is conducted, and
silicon in the alloy is subjected to pressure leaching; In the step C,feed liquid is cooled and filtered after the pressurized alkaline leaching reaction in the step B to obtain a
silicon-containing
leachate and alkaline leaching residues; in the step D,
hydrochloric acid is added into the alkaline leaching residues obtained in the step C, and then water is added to enable the liquid-
solid ratio to be 10: 1 so to be dissolved for 4 hours at normal temperature; and in the step E, the feed liquid is filtered after the
acid dissolution iron removal reaction in the step D to obtain an iron-containing
leachate and a precious
metal-containing enriched material. According to the
pretreatment method, the process is simple, the
silicon removal rate is high, the
iron removal rate is high, and the precious metal content in the precious metal-containing enriched material is increased.