Аннотация:The Central bauxite deposit on the territory of the Russian Federation is a unique geological object. It hosts both primary lateritic bauxites and products of their redeposition (sedimentary lateritic baux- ites). The comparative characteristic of the residual in situ lateritic bauxites and sedimentary lateritic bauxites and the study of the morphology of ore-forming minerals of bauxites and their composition allowed us to reconstruct in details the genesis of laterite profiles and sedimentary bauxite-bearing deposits, which has uni- versal significance for understanding supergene mineral deposits. The prospects of using bauxites for REE by-products is shown by the example of the Central deposit of the Chadobets Uplift.