Abstract:Accompanying with the rapid development of economy, the demand for energy resources has increased greatly. Mineral resources are the main energy supply in our country. Thus, the monitoring of mineral resources becomes particularly important. In this paper, choosing Anning mine area in Yunan province with complex terrain as study object, the application of remote sensing image in complex terrain of mine monitoring has been studied. Compared with traditional monitoring methods, this technology has some advantages as effectiveness, efficiency and low cost.