Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing silicon. The method for producing silicon is a method wherein a halogenated silane represented by the following formula (1) is reduced with a metal, the method comprising a first step of bringing metal particles into contact with a halogenated silane at a temperature T1 below the melting point of the metal to obtain silicon, and a second step following the first step, of bringing the metal residue into contact with a halogenated silane at a temperature T2 at or above the melting point of the metal to obtain additional silicon. SiHnX4-n??(1) In the formula, n represents an integer of 0-3 and X represents an atom selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I. When n is 0-2, X may be the same or different.