EXHIBIT 23.6
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                              CONSENT OF ENGINEER



Reference is made to the Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December
31, 2007 (the "Annual  Report") of Teck Cominco  Limited (the  "Company") to be
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

We hereby  consent to references to our firm's name and use of our report under
the heading "Description of the Business - Oil Sands - Fort Hills Project," and
for "Schedule B - Report on Resources Data by Independent  Qualified  Resources
Auditor"  and all other  references  to our name  included or  incorporated  by
reference  in: (i) Teck Cominco  Limited's  Annual  Report on Form 40-F for the
year  ended  December  31,  2007;  (ii)  Teck  Cominco  Limited's  registration
statement on Form S-8 (File No.  333-140184);  and (iii) the  incorporation  of
reference in registration  statement on Form F-9 (File No.  333-147032),  filed
with the United  States  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  pursuant to the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended as applicable.



                                       Yours very truly,

                                       SPROULE ASSOCIATES LIMITED



                                       /s/ Grant I. Sanden
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                                       Grant I. Sanden, P.Eng.
                                       Associate



                                       /s/ R. Keith MacLeod
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                                       R. Keith MacLeod, P.Eng.
                                       Executive Vice-President



Dated:  March 26, 2008
Calgary, Alberta
CANADA