Chris Cline | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher Cline July 5, 1958 Isaban, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 2019 (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 |
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]
Chris Cline became a billionaire by betting on a dirty fuel the world can't get enough of. With maps of 675 square miles of his Illinois mines before him, Chris Cline recalls the moment he knew the coal in those mines would be worth billions of dollars.