Based on digital elevation models SRTM03 and SRTM30_Plus (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Survey) the technique for detecting major structural elements and elucidating details of the geologic structure including discrimination of linear structures and texture features is elaborated. The computation of the modulus of the first derivative by the coordinate, i.e., the modulus of the topography gradient, characterizing the state of the surface by steepness and direction of slope (azimuth) is

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... d as a basis. The technique was applied for the study of tectonics and metallogeny of the Uchur-Maya Meso-Neoproterozoic basin. The structural and lithological controlling factors of ore occurrences are established. It has been shown the efficacy of using the transformed digital elevation models for the geological and tectonic studies.