Edgar Filing: International Coal Group, Inc. - Form 8-K

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2008

INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

Identification No.)

300 Corporate Centre Drive

Scott Depot, West Virginia

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (304) 760-2400

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 12, 2008, International Coal Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Wolf Run Mining Company subsidiary will permanently close its idled Sago mine in Buckhannon, West Virginia. Although the equipment assets are expected to be recovered prior to mine closure, the Company anticipates recording a fourth quarter non-cash asset impairment charge of approximately $7.2 million related to non-recoverable mine development costs. The Company expects to permanently close and seal the mine in the first quarter of 2009. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated December 12, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC.

By:	/s/ Roger L. Nicholson
Name:	Roger L. Nicholson
Title:	Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Date: December 12, 2008

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated December 12, 2008