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🔥 We present one of the articles from the new issue of the journal "Mining Science and Technology" (No. 2, 2026)! East Kazakhstan is a promising region, but its rugged mountainous terrain seriously complicates mineral exploration. Ground surveys are slow and costly, while crewed airborne surveys lack sufficient resolution. The authors conducted a high-resolution UAV-based aeromagnetic survey at the Kargoba occurrence. What did this deliver compared with traditional methods? Instead of a conventional observation grid with a spacing of 50–100 m, they obtained a dense and uniform survey that can capture local anomalies of small amplitude at depths of up to 150 m. The results? Six anomalous zones were delineated, one of which – with an amplitude of up to 500 nT – is associated with a granodiorite intrusion and hydrothermal alteration. These are precisely the criteria characteristic of porphyry copper-molybdenum deposits. Zone A‑2 is recommended as a priority target for further exploration. 📖 Read more: Orazbekova G.B., Mataibayeva I.E., Zimanovskaya N.A. et al. UAV-based aeromagnetic surveying for exploration targeting at the Kargoba copper-molybdenum occurrence. Mining Science and Technology (Russia). 2026;11(2):107-121.  https://doi.org/10.17073/2500-0632-2025-06-993 🔔 Subscribe to our Telegram channel: t.me/MinSciTech #InEnglish #MST #MiningScience #AeromagneticSurvey #UAV #MineralExploration #Kargoba #EastKazakhstan #MagneticAnomalies #PorphyryMineralization #Geophysics