exv5w1

Exhibit 5.1

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants
PricewaterhouseCoopers Place
250 Howe Street, Suite 700
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6C 3S7
Telephone +1 604 806 7000
Facsimile +1 604 806 7806

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on the amended Form F-9 (the “Registration Statement”) of Teck Cominco Limited (the “Company”) of our Auditors’ Report dated February 27, 2008, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of the company as at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and the consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, retained earnings and cash flows 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 and 2006.

We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Experts,” and “Documents Filed as Part of the Registration Statement” in the Registration Statement.

Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, British Columbia
August 12, 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the Canadian firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the other member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International
Limited, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity.