Colonial Coal International Corp. Announces MOU To Form a Joint Venture to Acquire and Develop Watson Island Site

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 3, 2011) - Colonial Coal International Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CAD) (the "Company" or "Colonial" – David Austin, President and CEO), is pleased to announce that the Company and an industry participant have executed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with the Lax Kw'alaams Band and Metlakatla First Nations (collectively, the "Coast Tsimshian Nation") for the formation of a joint venture for the potential acquisition of the Watson Island site (the "Watson Island Land") pursuant to an exclusivity agreement (the "Exclusivity Agreement") between the Coast Tsimshian Nation and the City of Prince Rupert whereby the Coast Tsimshian Nation have an exclusive arrangement with the City of Prince Rupert to purchase the Watson Island Land.

As part of the MOU, and to support the ongoing feasibility investigation of the development of the Watson Island Land, the Company and its MOU partner have agreed to assume the obligation of the Coast Tsimshian Nation to compensate the City of Price Rupert for actual land expense in accordance with the terms of the Exclusivity Agreement. It is anticipated that such payments will be made for the term of the Watson Island Land feasibility investigation although, under the MOU, the Company and its partner reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to terminate the payments at any time.

The MOU is non-binding except in certain limited respects but sets out the general terms and parameters regarding the potential financing, development and use of the Watson Island Land and certain terms and conditions that are proposed to be included in a definitive agreement to be completed (the "Definitive Agreement"). Execution of the Definitive Agreement is subject to a number of conditions for the benefit of the Coast Tsimshian Nation, the Company and its partner and common to agreements of this nature, including, among other things, further due diligence and management approval.

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