Remote sensing has the advantages of macroscopic view, economic, quick response, accuracy, especially with the development of high spatial resolution, high spectral, radar remote sensing technology. It provide a new method forthe three type rare mineral resources survey. The three type rare mineral resources survey using remote sensing was still in the initial stage, and its application was mainly focused on ore prospect, mining status investigation and environmental monitoring. Recently, the study was mainly in rare earth mineral resources, however, the study on rare metals and rarely scattered resources were very little. The ore prospecting model of remote sensing was built based on the analysis of metallogenic rules, which can indicate prospecting target areas, and provide effective technical support for ore prospect of the three type rare mineral resources. In addition, surface mining information can be interpreted using high spatial resolution remote sensing data, then the mining status was analyzed with the overlay of the mining right data, which provide scientific basis for mining management. Finally, the environmental change including area and level information during the mining process can be extracted using remote sensing, such as vegetation damage, land cover, water pollution, geologic hazard, which can give environmental assessment of the three type rare mineral resources survey. In the future, the multi remote sensing technical method applied in the three type rare mineral resources survey should be enhanced, and the remote sensing prospecting model in different types of the three type rare mineral resources should be built. What’s more, the mining status investigation and environmental monitoring should be promoted comprehensively, and the aerospace- aerial- ground monitoring system should be built for the three type rare mineral resources survey.