Abstract：The content of eight elements including copper, lead, selenium, antimonium, bismuth, arsenic, iron and nickel in copper anode mud sample were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry （ICP-AES） after dissolution of sample with hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. The determination conditions, such as sampling amount, sample dissolution, medium and the selection of analytical lines, were discussed. Under the optimized conditions, the matrix and coexisting elements had no interference in the determination of determined elements, so pre-separation was not necessary. The linear ranges of calibration curves of elements were as follows: 0-50 μg/mL for Cu, 0-20 μg/mL for Pb and Se, and 0-10 μg/mL for Sb, Bi, As, Fe and Ni. The correlation coefficients of calibration curves were 0.999 1-0.999 9. The proposed method had been applied to the analysis of copper anode mud in production and management. The determination results were consistent with those obtained by chemical method. The recoveries of standard addition were 97.1 %-106.8 %, and relative standard deviations （RSD） were in the range of 0.37 %-2.7 %.
