Process for the recovery of Cu, Co, Ni, Fe and Mn from oxidic ores, comprising the steps of: - dissolving the ores in acidic conditions using H 2 SO 4 and SO 2, thereby obtaining a Cu, Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing first solution and a first residue; - S/L separation of the first solution and of the first residue; - recovery of Cu either by: - precipitation as a sulfide by addition of a sulfide-bearing compound, or as a metal by addition of a metal more easily oxidized than Cu, thereby obtaining a Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing acidic second solution and a Cu-bearing second residue; and, - S/L separation of the second solution and of the second residue; or by: - extraction by electrowinning or SX, thereby obtaining a Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing acidic second solution and a Cu-bearing stream; - neutralization to pH 2 to 5 of the second solution by addition of first acid-consuming compounds, thereby obtaining a Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing neutralized third solution; - precipitation of Co and Ni by addition of a sulfide-bearing compound to the third solution, thereby obtaining a Fe and Mn-bearing fourth solution and a Co and Ni-bearing fourth residue; - S/L separation of the fourth solution and of the fourth residue; - crystallization of Mn and Fe as sulfates from the fourth solution, thereby obtaining a fifth solution containing a minor part of the Mn, and a fifth residue containing the major part of the Mn and of the Fe; and, - S/L separation of the fifth solution and of the fifth residue. - dissolving the ores in acidic conditions using H 2 SO 4 and SO 2, thereby obtaining a Cu, Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing first solution and a first residue; - S/L separation of the first solution and of the first residue; - recovery of Cu either by: - precipitation as a sulfide by addition of a sulfide-bearing compound, or as a metal by addition of a metal more easily oxidized than Cu, thereby obtaining a Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing acidic second solution and a Cu-bearing second residue; and, - S/L separation of the second solution and of the second residue; or by: - extraction by electrowinning or SX, thereby obtaining a Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing acidic second solution and a Cu-bearing stream; - precipitation as a sulfide by addition of a sulfide-bearing compound, or as a metal by addition of a metal more easily oxidized than Cu, thereby obtaining a Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing acidic second solution and a Cu-bearing second residue; and, - S/L separation of the second solution and of the second residue; - extraction by electrowinning or SX, thereby obtaining a Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing acidic second solution and a Cu-bearing stream; - neutralization to pH 2 to 5 of the second solution by addition of first acid-consuming compounds, thereby obtaining a Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing neutralized third solution; - precipitation of Co and Ni by addition of a sulfide-bearing compound to the third solution, thereby obtaining a Fe and Mn-bearing fourth solution and a Co and Ni-bearing fourth residue; - S/L separation of the fourth solution and of the fourth residue; - crystallization of Mn and Fe as sulfates from the fourth solution, thereby obtaining a fifth solution containing a minor part of the Mn, and a fifth residue containing the major part of the Mn and of the Fe; and, - S/L separation of the fifth solution and of the fifth residue.