Processing method and bleaching solution for silver halide color photographic light-sensitive materials

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing color couplers, and a silver chloroiodide or silver iodobromide emulsion, wherein an average silver iodide content of said emulsion is 0.1 mol % to 15 mol %, said method comprising;

• imagewise exposing said light-sensitive material to light;
• developing said light-sensitive material with a color developer;
• bleaching said light-sensitive material, immediately after said developing, with a bleaching solution;
• and
• treating said light-sensitive material, after said bleaching, with a fixing solution;
• wherein
• said bleaching solution comprises at least one ferric complex salt of a compound represented by Formula A, in an amount of at least 0.01 mol per liter of said bleaching solution;
• ##STR33## wherein A.sub.1 through A.sub.4 are each individually --CH.sub.2 OH, --COOM, or --PO.sub.3 M.sub.1 M.sub.2 ;
• M, M.sub.1 and M.sub.2 are each hydrogen, sodium, potassium, or an ammonium salt;
• and X is substituted or unsubstituted alkylene having 3 to 6 carbon atoms,
• said bleaching solution further containing at least one halide compound;
• and at least one buffer agent capable of adjusting a pH of said bleaching solution to a value of 3 to 7, said buffer agent being represented by Formula I:
• Formula I
• A--COOH
• wherein A is hydrogen or an organic group having not less than 2 carbon atoms;
• the pH value of said bleaching solution being 3 to 7, said bleaching step being conducted for not more than 90 seconds with a bleaching solution replenishment rate of 30 to 350 ml/m.sup.2 of light-sensitive material.