Abstract: The paper describes the resource characteristics of nickel-bearing laterite, analysis the main quality item of the nickel-bearing laterite to evaluate it. Combing the experience of inspected nickel-bearing laterite, discussing the method for sampling and sample preparation of it and the method for inspecting every quality item. the countermeasures and suggestion are therefore made out on doing inspection of nickel-bearing laterite, it provide reference for the trading and inspecting of nickel-bearing laterite.