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      [LOGO -- GLJ Petroleum Consultants]         Principal Officers:
                                                  Harry Jung, P. Eng.
                                                       President, C.E.O.
                                                  Dana B. Laustsen, P. Eng.
                                                       Executive V.P., C.O.O.
                                                  Keith M. Braaten, P. Eng.
                                                       Executive V.P.

                     LETTER OF CONSENT            Officers / Vice Presidents:
                                                  Terry L. Aarsby, P. Eng.
                                                  Jodi L. Anhorn, P. Eng.
                                                  Neil I. Dell, P. Eng.
                                                  David G. Harris, P. Geol.
                                                  Myron J. Hladyshevsky, P. Eng.
                                                  Bryan M. Joa, P. Eng.
                                                  John H. Stilling, P. Eng.
                                                  Douglas R. Sutton, P. Eng.
                                                  James H. Willmon, P. Eng.


TO:      United States Securities and Exchange Commission

                            RE: TECK COMINCO LIMITED
                                CONSENT OF EXPERT
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We hereby  consent to the use of our firm name and references to the Estimates,
or portions  thereof,  and to the  inclusion or  incorporation  by reference of
information derived from our firm's involvement in the preparation of estimates
of  contingent  synthetic  crude  oil  resources  for the Fort  Hills oil sands
project (the "Estimates") in the following instance:

         (a) In Teck Cominco  Limited's Annual  Information Form dated March 1,
         2006 under the heading "INDIVIDUAL OPERATIONS--Fort Hills Oil Sands".

in the  registration  statement  on Form  S-8 of  Teck  Cominco  Limited  ("the
Registration Statement").

We also consent to the  references  to us under the heading  "Interest of Named
Experts and Counsel" in the Registration Statement.



                                              Yours very truly,

                                              GLJ PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS LTD.



                                              /s/ James H. Willmon, P. Eng.
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                                              Name:  James H. Willmon, P. Eng.
                                              Title: Vice-President

Dated:  January 23, 2007
Calgary, Alberta
CANADA