A "mining magnate" is a person who has become very wealthy and influential through their ownership and operation of mines. They have accumulated significant wealth and power by extracting valuable minerals from the earth. Full definition
But when it comes to arguably the planet's most pressing problem — human - caused climate change — the Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart dismisses out of hand not only the issue, but the expertise of the world's climate science community. (readfearn.com)
The much discussed Creating Parity report from mining magnate Andrew Twiggy Forrest has opened up a debate about the dignity of individuals to manage their own affairs. (croakey.org)
The center was founded by Bernardo Paz, a Brazilian collector and mining magnate who began collecting art in the early 1990s. (nytimes.com)