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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 6-K

                       REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 13A-16 15D-16 OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           For the month of May 2006

                       Commission File Number: 001-13184


                             TECK COMINCO LIMITED
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Suite 600 - 200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3L9
                   (Address of principal executive offices)



         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                     Form 20-F   [_]              Form 40-F  [X]

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).______

         Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in
paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to
security holders.

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):______

         Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in
paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the
registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally
organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a
material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
                        Yes  [X]                   No   [_]

         If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-5183.

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                                  SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                              TECK COMINCO LIMITED
                                              (Registrant)



Date:   May 12, 2006                          By: /s/ Karen L. Dunfee
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                                                  Karen L. Dunfee
                                                  Corporate Secretary





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                                                         EXTERNAL NEWS RELEASE
                                                                      06-10-TC


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:     May 12, 2006


           TECK COMINCO ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF PETER KUKIELSKI AS
             EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Vancouver,  B. C. -- Donald R. Lindsay,  President and Chief Executive Officer
of Teck Cominco  Limited is pleased to announce that  effective July 15, 2006,
Peter  Kukielski  will join Teck Cominco as Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating  Officer.  Mr. Kukielski was most recently  Executive Vice President
and COO at Falconbridge Ltd. Prior to joining Falconbridge, Mr. Kukielski held
senior  engineering  and project  management  positions  with BHP Billiton and
Fluor Corporation.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering
from the  University  of Rhode Island and a Master of Science  degree in civil
engineering from Stanford University.

Mr.  Kukielski  will  be  responsible  for all of Teck  Cominco's  mining  and
metallurgical  operations  across all  commodities,  marketing and sales,  and
project engineering and management.

"I am delighted that Peter  Kukielski is joining Teck Cominco.  Peter brings a
wealth of strategic,  operations,  project management as well as international
experience to our company. I congratulate Peter on his appointment and welcome
him to our executive management team," said Mr. Lindsay.

Mr. Lindsay also announces the retirement of Michael P. Lipkewich following 36
years of service with the  company.  Mr.  Lipkewich  has served as Senior Vice
President,  responsible  for  the  company's  mining  operations  and  project
development.

"Mike  Lipkewich has been  instrumental  in building Teck Cominco into a world
class  mining  company.  During his career with the  company,  Mike has been a
central figure in the company's  development including the creation of the Elk
Valley Coal Partnership and participation in the Fort Hills oil sands project.
I wish Mike a long and very happy retirement," said Mr. Lindsay.

Teck Cominco is a  diversified  mining  company,  headquartered  in Vancouver,
Canada.  Shares are listed on the  Toronto  Stock  Exchange  under the symbols
TEK.MV.A and TEK.SV.B. The company is a world leader in the production of zinc
and metallurgical coal and is also a significant  producer of copper, gold and
specialty metals. Further information can be found at www.teckcominco.com.

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CONTACT:  David Parker
          Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
          604.687.1117



                              TECK COMINCO LIMITED
         200 BURRARD STREET, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA V6C 3L9
    TEL: (604) 687-1117         FAX: (604) 687-6100      www.teckcominco.com