Our preliminary results of reflectance spectra recorded with the SC for mineral detection study (Fig. 2) of the ore associated phyllic, argillic and propylytic alteration assemblages from epithermal gold and porphyrycopper style deposits reveal the advantages of AHS sensing for mineral detection and targeting as express new innovative technology and efficient tool for mineral prospecting. Ongoing work aims at extending the spectral coverage of the SC up to 2500 nm, enabling the identification of a wider range of important features for mineral identification.