Colonial Completes Acquisition of Tuya Energy Inc.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - March 31, 2015) - Colonial Coal International Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CAD) ("Colonial") is pleased to announce the completion of the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") pursuant to which Colonial has, by way of an amalgamation between Tuya Energy Inc. ("Tuya") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Colonial, acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Tuya ("Tuya Shares").

The Arrangement was approved by shareholders of Colonial and Tuya at their respective shareholders' meetings held on March 19, 2015. Final approval for the Arrangement was obtained from the Supreme Court of British Columbia on March 26, 2015.

The Arrangement

Under the Arrangement, each Tuya Share was exchanged for 0.5 of a common share of Colonial.

Full details of the Arrangement and certain other matters are set out in the joint management information circular of Colonial and Tuya dated February 17, 2015 (the "Information Circular"). A copy of the Information Circular can be found under Colonial's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Tuya shareholders who have questions or who may need assistance with the completion of letters of transmittal are advised to contact Computershare Investor Services Inc., the depository for the Arrangement, at:

North American Toll Free: 1-800-564-6253

Email: corporateactions@computershare.com

About Colonial Coal International Corp.

Colonial is a publicly traded pure-play coking coal company in British Columbia. The northeast Coal Block of British Columbia, within which Colonial's projects are located, hosts a number of proven deposits and has been the subject of M&A activities by Xstrata, Walter Energy, Anglo and others.

Additional information can be found on Colonial's website www.ccoal.ca or by viewing Colonial's filings at www.sedar.com.

Forward-Looking Information

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THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE REPRESENTS THE EXPECTATIONS OF COLONIAL AND TUYA AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NEWS RELEASE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AFTER SUCH DATE. READERS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE IMPORTANCE ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THIS INFORMATION AS OF ANY OTHER DATE. WHILE EITHER COLONIAL OR TUYA MAY ELECT TO, IT DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME EXCEPT AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LEGISLATION.

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