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Chris Cline
American coal mining entrepreneur and philanthropist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chris Cline (July 5, 1958 – July 4, 2019) was an American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist. He had been the majority owner of Foresight Reserves LP, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] Regarded by Bloomberg as the "New King Coal",[2] Cline was considered to have been responsible for reviving the Illinois coal industry. His company has over three billion tons of coal reserves across Illinois and northern Appalachian Mountains.[3]
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Chris Cline | |
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Born | Christopher Cline (1958-07-05)July 5, 1958 Isaban, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | July 4, 2019(2019-07-04) (aged 60) Abaco Islands, The Bahamas |
Occupation | Businessman |
Years active | 1980–2019 |
Spouse(s) | Sabrina J. (nee Holley) Cline (m. 19??; died 1987)[citation needed] Kelly Cline
(m. 1993; div. 2000) |
Children | 4 |
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