Reservoir-infiltration uranium deposits («sandstone» type) today are the main active source of uranium mineral raw materials in the world and the only one in Kazakhstan. Their main advantage in the form of better environmental friendliness, productivity and minimum production costs creates prospects for their further detection in various parts of the world. It is important to simplify and improve multi-stage, expensive and difficult geological exploration works for the purpose of forecasting and searching them with affordable innovative solutions. The available multispectral satellite imagery has opened up new opportunities for the study of uranium ore provinces. Mapping of uranium ore provinces based on multispectral satellite imagery allows them to be compared with certain key ore-controlling data from geological and geophysical studies. The near-surface visible nature of geotectonic structures, climatic conditions and zonal anomalies are more easily and efficiently visualized using modern space technologies and computer solutions. The explanation of the derived correlations with the geotectonic and climatic conditions allows the use of multispectral images in order to simplify and improve the quality of forecasting, prospecting and exploration of reservoir-infiltration uranium deposits. More advanced aerial and space remote sensing methods make it possible to detect surface anomalies associated with this type of ore. The scientific explanation of the nature of these anomalies and their role in the geological and genetic model of ore formation creates a solid theoretical basis for improving the exploration methodology. The convergence of the results obtained, their theoretical explanation, simplicity and convincingness of the results make it possible to make new predictions of promising areas of reservoir-infiltration uranium regions for several of the key ore-controlling factors and use this methodology in conjunction with other data from regional and local studies at all stages of exploration.
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