Scattered　and　precious　metals　(SPMs:　Se,　Te,　Au,　Ag,　Pt,　and　Pd)　play　an　irreplaceable　role　in　advanced　methods　and　materials,　and　their　global　consumption　has　been　growing　in　recent　decades.　However,　SPM　consumption　and　recycling　are　very　unbalanced,　resulting　in　a　shortage　of　supply　and　some　uncertain　risk　regarding　their　sustainability.　Copper　anode　slime　(CAS)　is　an　important　component　of　secondary　resources,　and　it　contains　a　large　amount　of　SPMs.　Because　of　the　complicated　occurrence　state　of　SPMs,　the　technique　of　extracting　and　separating　them　from　CAS　is　quite　different　from　that　of　raw　ore.　This　paper　focuses　on　the　distribution　of　minerals　and　current　non-cyanide　hydrometallurgical　methods　for　extracting　Se,　Te,　Au,　Ag,　Pt,　and　Pd　from　CAS.　In　particular,　in　terms　of　recovery　technology,　some　representative　methods,　including　selective　separation,　extraction,　precipitation,　and　reduction　of　hydrometallurgical　method,　as　well　as　the　recovery　process,　chemical　reaction　formulas,　and　the　optimization　and　recycling　situations　of　SPMs　are　reviewed,　and　the　recycling　potential,　value,　and　supply　risks　of　CAS　are　elaborated.　Although　these　methods　have　achieved　quite　satisfactory　results　in　recovering　certain　SPMs　from　CAS,　it　is　undeniable　that　these　still　face　challenges　for　further　promotion.　In　addition,　from　the　perspective　of　economic　assessment　of　recovery　potential,　supply　sustainability,　and　technical　improvement,　future　strategies　for　recovering　SPMs　from　CAS　are　proposed.　This　paper　is　intended　to　serve　as　a　guide　for　the　future　development　research　on　CAS,　and　provides　detailed　information　on　the　promotion　of　SPMs　recycling.