Cobalt Coal Corp. announces that the continuous miner is back on production

Cobalt Coal announced an update to the previous press release of May 18, 20011 where a significant machine malfunctioned at its Westchester Mine. The continuous miner has now been repaired and recommenced cutting coal on May 23, 2011.

About Cobalt:

Cobalt is a publicly traded coal exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with a regional office in Welch, West Virginia USA. Cobalt was created in August 2007 to capitalize on the growth opportunities that exist in the modem metallurgical coal mining industry.

The securities of Cobalt being offered have not been, nor will be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from U.S. registration requirements. This release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities in the United States.

Read the full news release here.