Abstract:Rhenium, which plays an important role in aerospace, petroleum catalysis and other fields, is one of the rare elements in the earth""s crust. Resource status of rhenium at home and abroad, separation of rhenium-enriched materials from sandstone-type uranium deposit, and research progress on technology of extracting rhenium by ion exchange and solvent extraction were summarized. In the end, Development direction of comprehensive recovery of rhenium was prospected.