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Eike Batista
$6.6 billion
Brazil
Batista, son of a prominent Brazilian mining executive, built and lost a gold mining fortune before turning to iron-ore mining. He's selling assets of his publicly traded MMX to Anglo American for $5.5 billion. Former offshore powerboat champion was reportedly once married to a Playboy cover girl.
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