UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

                               (Amendment No. __)

                         International Coal Group, Inc.
                         ------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
                     ---------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   45928H 10 6
                                   -----------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                November 21, 2005
                                -----------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
                                [X] Rule 13d-1(c)
                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).



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CUSIP No. 45928H 10 6                 13G                     Page 2 of 10 Pages
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1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Third Point LLC
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2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) [ ]
                                                                         (b) [X]
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3          SEC USE ONLY
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4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     5      SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
     NUMBER OF       6      SHARED VOTING POWER
      SHARES
   BENEFICIALLY             8,950,000
     OWNED BY        ------ ----------------------------------------------------
       EACH          7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     REPORTING
      PERSON                0
       WITH          ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            8,950,000
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           8,950,000
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10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A
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11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           6.5%
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12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           OO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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CUSIP No. 45928H 10 6                 13G                     Page 3 of 10 Pages
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1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Daniel S. Loeb
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2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) [ ]
                                                                         (b) [X]
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3          SEC USE ONLY
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4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           United States
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     5      SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
     NUMBER OF       6      SHARED VOTING POWER
      SHARES
   BENEFICIALLY             8,950,000
     OWNED BY        ------ ----------------------------------------------------
       EACH          7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     REPORTING
      PERSON                0
       WITH          ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                     8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            8,950,000
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9          AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           8,950,000
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           6.5%
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



Item 1(a):     Name of Issuer:
---------      --------------

The name of the issuer is International Coal Group, Inc., a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company").

Item 1(b):     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
---------      -----------------------------------------------

The Company's principal executive office is located at 2000 Ashland Drive,
Ashland, Kentucky 41101.

Item 2(a):     Name of Person Filing:
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This Schedule 13G is filed by:

     (i)  Third Point LLC (f/k/a Third Point Management Company L.L.C.), a
          Delaware limited liability company (the "Management Company"), which
          serves as investment manager or adviser to a variety of hedge funds
          and managed accounts (such funds and accounts, collectively, the
          "Funds"), with respect to shares of Common Stock (as defined in Item
          2(d)) directly beneficially owned by the Funds; and

     (ii) Mr. Daniel S. Loeb ("Mr. Loeb"), who is the Chief Executive Officer of
          the Management Company and controls its business activities, with
          respect to shares of Common Stock indirectly beneficially owned by Mr.
          Loeb by virtue of such position.

     The Management Company and Mr. Loeb are hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to
persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief
after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

Item 2(b):     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
---------      -----------------------------------------------------------

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is
390 Park Ave, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

Item 2(c):     Citizenship:
---------      -----------

The Management Company is organized as a limited liability company under the
laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Loeb is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d):     Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock").

Item 2(e):     CUSIP Number:
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45028H106

Item 3:        If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)
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               or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
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          A.   [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
          B.   [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
          C.   [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
          D.   [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                   Investment Company Act of 1940,
          E.   [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1
                   (b)(1)(ii)(E),
          F.   [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
                   13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),
          G.   [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with
                   Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),
          H.   [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
                   Deposit Insurance Act,
          I.   [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                   investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                   Company Act of 1940,
          J.   [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4:        Ownership:
------         ---------

The beneficial ownership of Common Stock by the Reporting Persons, as of the
date of this Schedule 13G, is as follows:

     A.   Third Point LLC
          ---------------
          (a)  Amount beneficially owned: 8,950,000
          (b)  Percent of class: 6.5%. The percentages used herein and in the
               rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon (i) the
               107,230,999 shares of Common Stock stated to be issued and
               outstanding as of September 30, 2005, as reflected in the
               Company's Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) on November
               21, 2005, and (ii) the 29,824,670 shares of Common Stock issued
               to an escrow agent upon the completion of the acquisitions of
               Anker Coal Group, Inc. and CoalQuest Development LLC on November
               18, 2005, and deemed to be outstanding in accordance with the
               Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 22, 2005.
          (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
               (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 8,950,000
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
               (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 8,950,000


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     B.   Daniel S. Loeb
          --------------
          (a)  Amount beneficially owned: 8,950,000
          (b)  Percent of class: 6.5%.
          (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
               (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 8,950,000
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
               (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 8,950,000

Item 5:        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
------         --------------------------------------------

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following: [ ]

Item 6:        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
------         ---------------------------------------------------------------

Other than as set forth herein, no other person has the right to receive or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, in
excess of 5% of the total outstanding Common Stock.

Item 7:        Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
------         ---------------------------------------------------------
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
               -------------------------------------------------------------
               Company:
               -------

Not applicable.

Item 8:        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
------         ---------------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.

Item 9:        Notice of Dissolution of Group:
------         ------------------------------

Not applicable.

Item 10:       Certification:
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Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


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                                   SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated: November 29, 2005


                                        THIRD POINT LLC


                                        By:  /s/ Daniel S. Loeb
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name: Daniel S. Loeb
                                            Title: Chief Executive Officer




                                        /s/ Daniel S. Loeb
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Daniel S. Loeb















                         [SIGNATURE PAGE TO SCHEDULE 13G
                                 WITH RESPECT TO
                         INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC.]



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 99.1:  Joint Filing Agreement, dated November 29, 2005, by and between
               Third Point LLC and Daniel S. Loeb.