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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): September 15, 2009

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 15, 2009, International Coal Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its ICG ADDCAR Systems, LLC (“ICG ADDCAR”) subsidiary has acquired certain international patent rights that substantially expand its ability to manufacture and market its ADDCAR highwall mining system beyond North America. The international patent rights were purchased from Addington International, LLC for an undisclosed sum. 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 September 15, 2009

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: September 15, 2009

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated September 15, 2009