EXHIBIT 5.1
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                     [PRICEWATERHOUSECOOOPERS LETTERHEAD]


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants
PricewaterhouseCoopers Place
250 Howe Street, Suite 700
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6C 3S7
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            Consent of Independent Chartered Accountants

            We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this
registration  statement on Form F-10 (the  "Registration  Statement")  of Teck
Cominco  Limited (the  "Company")  of our auditors'  report dated  February 2,
2006,  except for note 3(f) which is as of May 17, 2006,  on the  consolidated
balance  sheets of the Company as at December  31, 2005 and  December 31, 2004
and the consolidated statements of earnings,  retained earnings and cash flows
for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2005.

            We  also  consent  to the  references  to us  under  the  headings
"Experts" and "Documents Filed as Part of the  Registration  Statement" in the
Registration Statement.


            /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
            PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
            Chartered Accountants
            Vancouver, Canada
            August 15, 2006

PricewaterhouseCoopers  refers to the Canadian firm of  PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP  and  the  other  member  firms  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  International
Limited, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity.