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UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 
FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
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)


Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
001-32679
(Commission
File Number)
20-2641185
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

300 Corporate Centre Drive
Scott Depot, West Virginia
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
25560
(Zip Code)

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

Not Applicable
(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.
 
(d)  Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press release dated December 12, 2008

 
 

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
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 INDEX
 

Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press release dated December 12, 2008