Profil Financier
Chris Wallin occupe actuellement le rang #2740 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur industrie & manufacturing). Fortune nette estimée : $1.4 B (+$309 sur 24h).
Armed with a geology degree, Chris Wallin was the Queensland government's chief coal geologist before starting his company, QCoal, in 1989.
He was a billionaire in 2011 and 2012, before plunging coal prices hammered his fortune. He reappeared on the list of Australia's 50 richest in 2019 after a five-year absence.
He rejoined the billionaire ranks after QCoal posted a five-fold increase in net profit in 2022 and paid him A$300 million in dividends.
In 2025, QGold launched a takeover bid for shares it did not own in Venus Metals Corp for A$0.21 per share, ending up with a nearly 32% stake after the bid closed in January 2026.
He's lived in the same house in the suburban Brisbane neighborhood of The Gap for reportedly 30 years.
Wallin also owns a clutch of smaller mining stakes.
In 2024, QCoal's philanthropic arm QCoal Foundation established the Christopher Wallin Prize for Excellence in Geology to support educational opportunities in Queens