EXHIBIT 5.6


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                                                           Principal Officers:
                                                           Harry Jung, P. Eng.
                                                             President, C.E.O.
                                                     Dana B. Laustsen, P. Eng.
                                                        Executive V.P., C.O.O.
                                                     Keith M. Braaten, P. Eng.
                                                                Executive V.P.


                                                             LETTER OF CONSENT

                                                   Officers / Vice Presidents:
                                                      Terry L. Aarsby, P. Eng.
                                                       Jodi L. Anhorn, P. Eng.
                                                         Neil I. Dell, P. Eng.
                                                     David G. Harris, P. Geol.
                                                Myron J. Hladyshevsky, P. Eng.
                                                         Bryan M. Joa, P. Eng.
                                                     John H. Stilling, P. Eng.
                                                    Douglas R. Sutton, P. Eng.
                                                     James H. Willmon, P. Eng.



United States Securities and Exchange Commission


Dear Sirs:

            Re: Teck Cominco Limited Registration Statement

            Consent of Expert

            In connection  with the offer by Teck Cominco Limited of its Class
B Subordinate Voting Shares (the "Offer"), we hereby consent to the use of our
firm name in  connection  with  references  to our firm's  involvement  in the
preparation of estimates of contingent  synthetic  crude oil resources for the
Fort  Hills  oil  sands  project  (the  "Estimates")  and  to  the  use of the
Estimates,  or portions thereof, in the following instances,  each of which is
incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form F-10 of Teck
Cominco Limited relating to the Offer (the "Registration Statement"):

            (a) In Teck Cominco Limited's Annual  Information Form dated March
1, 2006 under the heading "INDIVIDUAL OPERATIONS--Fort Hills Oil Sands"; and




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            (b) In the Offer to Purchase and Circular  dated May 23, 2006,  as
amended by the Notices of Variation and Extension  dated July 24 and August 3,
2006 (the "Offer to Purchase").

            We have read the Offer to Purchase and the Registration  Statement
of Teck  Cominco  Limited  and have no reason to  believe  that  there are any
misrepresentations  in the information contained therein that are derived from
the Estimates or that are within our knowledge as a result of the  preparation
of the Estimates.


                                Yours very truly,

                                GLJ PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS LTD.

                                ORIGINALLY SIGNED BY



                                /s/ James H. Willmon
                                -----------------------
                                James H. Willmon, P. Eng.
                                Vice-President


                                Dated: August 14, 2006

                                Calgary, Alberta

                                CANADA