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A coal baron is a term colloquially used to describe an entrepreneur who possesses great power or influence through the possession and operation of coal mines. The phenomena exists in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Coal barons reached their peak influence between the 1880s and the 1950s.[1][2][3]
Notable examples
- Gautam Adani[4]
- Don Blankenship[5]
- Eldad Cicero Camp
- Chris Cline[6]
- Eckley Brinton Coxe
- Jim Justice[7][8]
- Ario Pardee
- Gina Rinehart[9]
- Pavel Tykač[10]
See also
References
- ^ Berfield, Susan (15 July 2020). "The Coal Strike That Defined Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Dandridge, Chandler (31 August 2023). "King Coal Is a Powerful Requiem for an Appalachian Myth". Jacobin. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Flavelle, Christopher; Tate, Julie (27 March 2022). "How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Schmall, Emily; Kumar, Hari (28 October 2022). "Coal Baron or Climate Warrior? The Dizzying Rise of Asia's Richest Man". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Kilgore, Ed (26 January 2024). "'Trumpier Than Trump' Coal Baron Runs for Senate — As a Democrat". New York Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Dawkins, David (5 July 2019). "Billionaire Coal Baron Chris Cline Dies In Helicopter Crash Alongside Daughter". Forbes. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Bruggers, James (1 June 2016). "Coal baron Jim Justice seeks more time to fix strip mines". Courier Journal. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Walker, Owen; Franklin, Joshua (15 May 2024). "Why this Trump acolyte is key to finding some of Greensill's billions". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Nikiforuk, Andrew (27 November 2024). "An Australian Coal Baron Subverts Alberta's Democracy". The Tyee. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Fowler, Elouise (25 June 2024). "Czech coal baron's bid for control of ASX miner collapses". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 22 January 2025.