International Coal Group's Birch River Mine Complex Wins Top Environmental Award...

International Coal Group's Birch River Mine Complex Wins Top Environmental
Award From State of West Virginia

SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Coal
Group, Inc. (NYSE: ICO) today announced that its ICG Eastern subsidiary
received the state of West Virginia's highest honor for environmental
excellence in coal mining.
The Greenlands Award was presented to ICG Eastern's Birch River surface
mine in Webster County, West Virginia, for overall outstanding environmental
stewardship in its ongoing mining and reclamation efforts in 2007 by the West
Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) at the 35th West
Virginia Coal Mining annual symposium on Jan. 11, 2008.
At a recent awards ceremony, the WVDEP praised the Birch River Mine
Complex for taking steps above and beyond what is required by state and
federal regulations to assure proper handling of overburden and elimination of
pre-law environmental problems in the mining area. The complex has achieved
an outstanding level of environmental protection since its development in 1992
and has consistently kept reclamation concurrent with its ongoing mining
operations, according to the WVDEP.
"The Greenlands Award reflects the ongoing commitment by International
Coal Group and its Birch River employees to environmental stewardship," said
Ben Hatfield, President and CEO of ICG. "We at ICG are committed to complying
with environmental regulations at all of our operations and to reducing the
effects of our activity on the surrounding area by employing the highest
standards in mining and reclamation practices."
In addition to the Birch River complex, two other ICG operations were
honored by the WVDEP with mining and reclamation awards:
-- Wolf Run Mining Company's Imperial Mine in Upshur County, WV, received
an award for its exemplary environmental performance in the
construction of an access road that prevented water runoff from
affecting a nearby stream.

-- Patriot Mining Company in Preston County, WV, received an award for its
outstanding reclamation efforts at a pre-existing abandoned coal refuse
disposal site.

ICG is a leading producer of coal in Northern and Central Appalachia and
the Illinois Basin. The Company has 12 active mining complexes, of which 11
are located in Northern and Central Appalachia and one in Central Illinois.
ICG's mining operations and reserves are strategically located to serve
utility, metallurgical and industrial customers throughout the Eastern United
States.
SOURCE International Coal Group, Inc.

Ira Gamm, vice president - investor and public relations of International Coal
Group, Inc., +1-304-760-2619