The invention relates to a method for recovering precious metals from a mechanical part (10) having a surface coated with a metallic coating layer (12) which comprises particles of at least one precious metal, characterized in that said process comprises the following steps: - pickling of the surface of the mechanical part (10) so as to separate the coating layer (12) from the mechanical part (10), - extraction of the precious metal by a recycling process. Figure for abstract: figure 2
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