Classification and characteristics of industrial explosives manufactured at mining enterprises are given. Description of components is given, technologies of preparation and application of dry granulated and water-containing explosives are described. Equipment for preparation and application of these explosives is described. Information is given on explosives obtained from disposed ammunition, for their use as a component of industrial explosives. The technical, economic and ecological efficiency of preparing industrial explosives at mining enterprises is shown. The main safety issues of preparation and use of explosives, conditions of occurrence and development of emergency situations, as well as methods of their prevention and localization are considered.