Abstract:Rhenium is mostly associated in minerals of molybdenum, copper and lead with trace elements. During roasting process of molybdenum concentrate, rhenium is volatilized into dust in form of oxides. Roasting dust as by-product of molybdenum concentrate roasting is the secondary resource material to recover rhenium. Recent progress in recovery of rhenium from roasting dust of molybdenum concentrates is reviewed. Leaching of rhenium from roasting dust and enrichment of rhenium in rhenium-bearing solution are introduced.