Process for the recovery of Cu, Co, Ni, Fe and Mn from oxidic ores, comprising the steps of: - dissolving the ores (P1) 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 (R1); - S/L separation of the first solution and of the first residue; - recovery of Cu (P2) 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 (S2) and a Cu-bearing second residue (R2); 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 (S2) and a Cu-bearing stream; - neutralization (P3) to pH 2 to 5 of the second solution (S2) by addition of first acid-consuming compounds, thereby obtaining a Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing neutralized third solution (S3); - precipitation of Co and Ni (P4) by addition of a sulfide-bearing compound to the third solution, thereby obtaining a Fe and Mn-bearing fourth solution (S4) and a Co and Ni-bearing fourth residue (R4); - S/L separation of the fourth solution and of the fourth residue; - crystallization of Mn and Fe (P5) as sulfates from the fourth solution, thereby obtaining a fifth solution containing a minor part of the Mn (S5), and a fifth residue containing the major part of the Mn and of the Fe (R5); and, - S/L separation of the fifth solution and of the fifth residue. - dissolving the ores (P1) 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 (R1); - S/L separation of the first solution and of the first residue; - recovery of Cu (P2) 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 (S2) and a Cu-bearing second residue (R2); 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 (S2) 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 (S2) and a Cu-bearing second residue (R2); 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 (S2) and a Cu-bearing stream; - neutralization (P3) to pH 2 to 5 of the second solution (S2) by addition of first acid-consuming compounds, thereby obtaining a Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn-bearing neutralized third solution (S3); - precipitation of Co and Ni (P4) by addition of a sulfide-bearing compound to the third solution, thereby obtaining a Fe and Mn-bearing fourth solution (S4) and a Co and Ni-bearing fourth residue (R4); - S/L separation of the fourth solution and of the fourth residue; - crystallization of Mn and Fe (P5) as sulfates from the fourth solution, thereby obtaining a fifth solution containing a minor part of the Mn (S5), and a fifth residue containing the major part of the Mn and of the Fe (R5); and, - S/L separation of the fifth solution and of the fifth residue. <EOS>