EXHIBIT 23.2
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                            CONSENT OF ENGINEER


         Reference  is made to the  Annual  Report  on Form  40-F for the year
ended  December  31, 2005 (the "Annual  Report") of Teck Cominco  Limited (the
"Company")  to be  filed  with  the  United  States  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         I  hereby  consent  to  references  to  my  name  under  the  heading
"Description  of the  Business  --  Mineral  Reserves  and  Resources"  in the
Company's  Annual  Information  Form and to all  other  references  to my name
included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report.


Sincerely,


/s/ William P. Armstrong
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Name:  William P. Armstrong
Title: P. Eng.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
March 28, 2006