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Chris Cline (Christopher Cline) was born on 5 July, 1958 in Isaban, West Virginia, U.S., is an American coal mining entrepreneur and philanthropist. Discover Chris Cline's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

Popular As Christopher Cline
Occupation Businessman
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 5 July 1958
Birthday 5 July
Birthplace Isaban, West Virginia, U.S.
Date of death 4 July, 2019
Died Place Abaco Islands, The Bahamas
Nationality United States

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Who Is Chris Cline's Wife?

His wife is Sabrina J. (nee Holley) Cline (m. 19??; died 1987) Kelly Cline (m. 1993-2000)

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Wife Sabrina J. (nee Holley) Cline (m. 19??; died 1987) Kelly Cline (m. 1993-2000)
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Children 4

Chris Cline Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 US$1.8 billion (2019)
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1958

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.

Regarded by Bloomberg as the "New King Coal", 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.

Cline was born in Beckley, West Virginia, on July 5, 1958.

Cline's father was Paul Cline.

Cline's mother was Lassie Justice Cline.

Cline's grandfather mined for coal with a pickaxe around Beckley, West Virginia, in the early 20th century.

At the age of six, Cline's father, Paul, asked him to fill a paper bag with dirt, paying him a penny for each bag.

Cline dug the dirt from under the porch of their bungalow in Isaban, West Virginia.

His father used the dirt bags in mine-blasting.

Within two years, their porch had collapsed.

According to Cline, his father had told him to "support the roof better".

1980

In 1980, Cline's father bought out his partner then gave the shares to Cline, who was then 21 years old.

Cline studied psychology at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.

In 1980 at age 22, Cline became an underground miner.

1987

In September 1987, Cline's first wife died from breast cancer.

1990

He founded his own energy development company, the Cline Group in 1990.

Cline, who spent $300 million on mining rights and equipment in Illinois in the 1990s, had foreseen that the United States Environmental Protection Agency would require power plants to use scrubbers in removing pollutants, which would bring coal back into viability for electricity generation.

1993

In 1993, Cline married Kelly, his second wife.

2000

They divorced in 2000.

The couple had two sons and a daughter, Christopher Logan Cline, Alex Tanner Cline, and Kameron Cline.

2005

In 2005, Cline Group built its Williamson longwall mining operation south of West Frankfort, Illinois.

2006

In 2006 he organized Foresight Energy to manage his Illinois Basin coal rights.

2008

The company SNL Financial reported in 2008 that Deer Run coal mine in Montgomery County, Illinois, a project of Cline's Hillsboro Energy LLC, would produce up to eight million tons annually until 2016.

In the same report, Cline's representatives stated he was aiming for an annual coal production of 60 million tons from his Illinois operations.

Illinois environmental groups and landowners attempted to block Cline's coal mine operations, and also sought to draw attention to his local political contributions.

Cline purchased a Nova Scotia metallurgical coal mine after selling off Foresight stock, as well as rights to coal reserves in Western Canada.

2010

Cline defended coal as a source of low-cost energy, saying in a 2010 interview "As far as the social acceptability of coal, I like to think I’m part of supplying the cheapest energy in America."

2011

In May 2011, the School of Medicine and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics of West Virginia University received a $5 million donation from Cline through his Cline Family Foundation.

The donation created the Christopher Cline Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery and helped fund a new basketball practice facility.

In July 2011, Marshall University received a donation of $5 million from the Cline Family Foundation for sports medicine research.

Cline's first wife was Sabrina J. Holley Cline.

They had a daughter, Candice.

In 2011, Cline's daughter Candice, a director of a foundation, married James Graham Kenan.

2014

Foresight Energy went public in 2014 on the New York Stock Exchange.

2015

Cline sold off most of his share of Foresight in 2015, for $1.4 billion.

Illinois holds a 250-year supply of coal, providing the state with the largest recoverable coal reserve in the United States.

2017

In 2017, the state consumed nearly $1.4 billion of coal, with coal mining operations located in 12 counties.

However, Illinois coal has too much sulfur to be burned by most power plants because of pollution control requirements.