EXHIBIT 23.1
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to (i) the inclusion in Teck Cominco's  Annual Report on Form
40-F for the year  ended  December  31,  2006;  and (ii) the  incorporation  by
reference in registration  statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-140184),  of our
audit report dated February 26, 2007,  relating to the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements  for each of the years in the three year period  ended  December 31,
2006 and management's  assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial  reporting and the  effectiveness  of internal control over financial
reporting of Teck Cominco Limited as of December 31, 2006.






/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Vancouver, British Columbia
March 26, 2007