Process for recovering sulfur from leaching residues of sulphide minerals by distillation and condensation.

A process for recovering sulfur high purity from minerals and other sulfur-containing compounds by the steps of heating the sulfur-containing compounds and cooling the gas developed containing sulfur vapor to condense the sulfur vapor, characterized in that the compounds containing sulfur are heated to a temperature in the range between 119 ° C (melting point of sulfur) to 200 ° C and developed gas containing sulfur vapor is cooled to lower than the melting temperature of sulfur.