Abstract:According to the ore properties of copper tailings ,the main tungsten mineral is scheelite ,and the copper tailings contains high amount of fine slime . T hen the technological flow sheet of desliming-grinding-flotation-heating process and the recovering tungsten efficient collector TAB-3 developed by Guangzhou Institute of Non-ferrous Metals were adopted . When the WO3 grade of copper tailings is 0 .23, ,the scheelite concentrate containing WO3 52 .17, with the recovery of 74 .25, are obtained ,and the goal of recovering tungsten from copper tailings is realized .