Applied Physics and Mathematics Annotation << Back Development of the ideas of explosive destruction of rock mass ifs S.D. Viktorov The article describes the main areas of research in the field of explosive destruction of rocks used in mining. The results of studies carried out in recent years. Provides information on the possible use for breaking up rocks of various energy sources. Are ideas about the possibility of raising the efficiency of explosive training mountain of scale explosive destruction. The information about the widespread adoption of these methods in the largest iron ore companies in Russia. Showing Recent results on the fracture processes at different levels of scale up to the destruction to form particles of submicron size. Study of the structural transformations of rock mass at the micro - and macro features of allocation and distribution of energy in the charges of various designs allowed us to control the action of a new issue of explosion by breaking rock masses and the complex structure of multi-component fields. The theoretical and practical issues of the distribution of energy explosion, technologically important process destroys the complex structure of rock mass and to find ways to effectively deliver it to these places. Key words and phrases: Control of rock failure, stress wave, mining technologies, explosives, detonation, means of initiation, the hierarchy of media, the stress-strain state. Contacts: E-mail victorov_S@mail.ru Pp. 24-30.