Awards
- 1994 - Daley Prize, for communication of science
- 1994 - Goldfields Prize, for best paper in Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
- 1995 - Eureka Prize, for promotion of science
- 1995 - Australian Humanist of the Year
- 1998 - Leopold von Buch Plakette
- 2002 - Eureka Prize, for best science book - A Short History of Planet Earth
- 2003 - Centenary Medal
- 2004 - Clarke Medal
- 2005 - Rio Tinto Award, for Mining Excellence
- 2006 - Sir Willis Connolly Medal
- 2009 - 'Plimerite' a new phosphate mineral named in honor of Plimer for his contributions to the geology of ore deposits, in particular the Broken Hill deposit.
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