Near the completion of undergraduate studies, students in mining-related courses are increasingly being presented the opportunity to undertake postgraduate studies. The current boom in the mining industry, the shortage of young professionals entering the industry and the lucrative starting salaries and packages on offer makes this a difficult and perplexing decision. This paper will outline what a PhD entails, discuss the benefits that a PhD can provide and discuss the timing and mode of a PhD._x000D_
FORMAL CITATION:Steffens, M J and Didovich, J A, 2006._x000D_
Undertaking PhD studies in the mining and minerals industry - is it for me? in Proceedings New Leaders' 2006, pp 135-138 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).