The invention belongs to the field of comprehensive 
recovery and utilization of metallurgical waste slags, and discloses a method of recovering valuable 
metal from 
selenium-containing acid mud. The method comprises the following steps that A, low-temperature 
roasting is carried out, the low-temperature 
roasting is carried out on the 
selenium-containing acid mud, a mercury removal rate of the roasted 
selenium-containing acid mud is roasted to 99% or above, and high-mercury 
smoke dust and high-selenium roasted sand 
slag is obtained; B, first acid leaching is carried out on the roasted 
slag; C, second acid leaching is carried out on the roasted 
slag, the first acid leaching is conducted on second acid leaching solution, and the slag is recycled to a 
lead system; D, selenium reduction is carried out, a 
reducing agent is added into the first leaching solution obtained in the step C to carry out reduction on selenium to prepare crude selenium; E, 
copper replacement is carried out, 
iron powder is added into the reduced post-liquid obtained in the step D to carried out displacement and reduction on 
copper, and high-grade 
copper slag is obtained; and F, the post-liquid obtained in the stepE is reduced, evaporated, concentrated, cooled, crystallized to recycle 
arsenic, and the 
wastewater is sent to a 
wastewater station for treatment. The method of recovering valuable 
metal from the selenium-containing acid mud has the remarkable characteristics of simple 
process operation, no environmental 
pollution, high 
recovery value, low operation cost and high economic benefit.