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, 2007; (ii) the  incorporation by reference
in  registration  statement  on Form S-8 (File No.  333-140184);  and (iii) the
incorporation  by  reference  in  registration  statement on Form F-9 (File No.
333-147032),  of our audit  report dated  February  27,  2008,  relating to the
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  for each of the  years in the  three  year
period ended December 31, 2007 and the  effectiveness  of internal control over
financial reporting of Teck Cominco Limited as of December 31, 2007.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Vancouver, British Columbia
March 26, 2008