Nathan Tinkler: the downfall of Young King Coal

Once Australia's youngest billionaire, Nathan Tinkler has become the most high-profile casualty of the global mining bust.

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Nathan Tinkler: "Just one more coal miner out of work"

Nathan Tinkler was once Australia's Young King Coal a self-styled "pit leco" (mining electrician) from Port Macquarie, New South Wales who, through a series of audacious deals, became the country's youngest billionaire, says the Financial Times. Last week, he became one of the "most high-profile casualties of the global mining bust" after being declared bankrupt.

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