American philanthropist and mining entrepreneur Christopher Cline has an estimated net worth of $1.35 billion as of May 2016 according to Forbes. He is considered as the major owner of Foresight Reserves LP which is currently based in Palm Beach, Florida..

The Bloomberg referred Christopher Cline as the King Coal. He played a vital role in reviving the coal industry in Illinois. Foresight Energy is known to produce 20 million tons of coal annually and controls around four billion tons of coal, most of which are found in Illinois. As of March 2013, Christopher Cline already owns 150-acre estate in Beckley, Mini Game (a yacht) and 34,000 square foot ocean front mansion in Florida U.S.A.

Christopher Cline was born on July 5, 1958 in Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.. He is a dropout from Marshall University. Cline is currently divorced with four children.