EXHIBIT 23.1
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to (i) the inclusion in Teck Cominco  Limited's Annual Report
on Form 40-F/A for the year ended December 31, 2006; and (ii) the incorporation
by reference in the  registration  statement on Form S-8 (File No.  333-140184)
and the registration  statement on Form F-8 (File No.  333-144629) 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
July 17, 2007