Abstract: The paper introduces the classes of scheelite ore collector and the status of research and development and its application in recent years,and discusses the capability respectively of each kind of scheelite ore collector.Also it points out that the development of collectors with high selectivity is the problem which is urgent to be solved.Seeking and developing the scheelite ore collector with low pollution,low cost and efficient have become one of the key points of the job of tungsten ore mineral processing workers,is also the fundamental need of facing the development and utilization of lean impurities fine and difficult to choose tungsten resources.