Sodium salts were used in the reduction roasting and magnetic separation process to separate and recover iron and manganese from the high-iron manganese oxide ores to utilize the complex ores. Results showed that Na2S2O3 was the most effective salt. A magnetic concentrate with 86.39 wt% TFe and 96.21 wt% Fe recovery as well as a nonmagnetic product with 54.84 wt% TMn and 85.96 wt% Mn recovery was obtained when the ore sample was reduced at 1100 degrees C for 100 min in the presence of 7 wt% Na2S2O3. In addition, the effects of roasting and separation parameters on the recovery of manganese and iron and the function mechanism of Na2S2O3 were investigated.