By Ken Ward Jr. Three workers were injured Tuesday morning in the second serious accident in less than three months involving trainee miners at an International Coal Group operation in Barbour County, officials said.

By Pisciotta, Marla Vindex Energy, a subsidiary of International Coal Group, has completed the purchase of Buffalo Coal Co. assets in Grant County. Buffalo Coal Co., a Northern Appalachia coal producer, sought bankruptcy protection in May 2006.

By TIM HUBER Citing high production costs and weak coal prices, International Coal Group Inc. has idled the Sago Mine where 12 men died in a methane gas explosion last year. Spokesman Ira Gamm described Mondays shutdown as a purely business decision.

By Emily Bazar International Coal Group has stopped taking coal from the West Virginia mine where 12 men died last year after an underground explosion. The Sago Mine was idled Monday, ICG spokesman Ira Gamm said Wednesday.

By TIM HUBER CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The owner of the Sago Mine, where 12 men died after an explosion last year, said Wednesday it has idled the coal operation because of high production costs and weak prices. International Coal Group Inc.