The ophiolite rocks of the Forumad area are located in the western of the Sabzevar ophiolite in north-east of Iran, and are part of the central Iran plate. The present study evaluates the discrimination and occurrence of chromite bearing mineralized zones within ophiolites by analyzing and comparing the ability of Landsat 7 and 8 satellite data; using a number of selected methods including, different band ratio, false color composition and principle component analysis image processing techniques. Also, mineral index identified in this area have been used as a guide for introducing other areas with high chromite mineralization potential. The results proved that the image processing mentioned above, are successful to map serpentinized harzburgite containing chromite which is coincided with the distribution of chromite mines in the entire area.