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VANCOUVER, June 29 /CNW-AsiaNet/ –

Teck Cominco Limited announced today that the company’s Class B subordinate
voting shares have begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the
ticker symbol "TCK."

To mark the occasion, President and Chief Executive Officer Don Lindsay
rang the opening bell at the NYSE. "Today is an important day in Teck Cominco’s
long and rich history that spans 100 years of mining excellence," he said.

Teck Cominco’s Class A and Class B subordinate voting shares, listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TEK.A and TEK.B, will continue to
trade on that exchange under the new symbols TCK.A and TCK.B respectively.

Webcast
Don Lindsay will be speaking today at a luncheon in New York. His comments
will be webcast (link) scheduled to commence at about 12:30pm EDT or 9:30am
PDT. Media and analysts are invited to view the webcast. The link is shown
below.

http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=34503

About Teck Cominco
Teck Cominco is a diversified mining company, headquartered in Vancouver,
Canada. The company is a world leader in the production of zinc and
metallurgical coal and is also a significant producer of copper, gold, indium
and other specialty metals. Shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under
the symbols TCK.A and TCK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
TCK. Further information can be found at www.teckcominco.com

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
and forward-looking information within the meaning of the Ontario Securities
Act. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as
"plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled",
"estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or
"believes", or variation of such words and phrases or state that certain
actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would", "might" or "will"
be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of Teck Cominco to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include
statements as to management’s expectations concerning the effect of the listing
of the company’s shares on the New York Stock Exchange. These forward-looking
statements involve numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties and actual
results may vary materially.

These statements are based on a number of assumptions, including, among
others, assumptions regarding the level of trading in the company’s shares on
the New York Stock Exchange. The foregoing list of assumptions is not
exhaustive. Events or circumstances could cause actual results to differ
materially.

Factors that may cause actual results to vary include, but are not limited
to: changes in general economic conditions or conditions in the financial
markets and other risk factors related to the mining and metals industry
generally.

Certain of these risks are described in more detail in the annual
information form of the company and in its public filings with the SEC and
Canadian securities authorities. The company does not assume the obligation to
revise or update these forward-looking statements after the date of this
document or to revise them to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated
events, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

SOURCE: Teck Cominco Limited

CONTACT: Media contact:

Mark Sitter,
Edelman,
(416) 979-1120, ext 333,
(647) 272-1469 - cell,
mark.sitter@edelman.com;

Investor contact:

Greg Waller,
Director Fin. Analysis & Investor Relations,
Teck Cominco Limited,
(604) 685-3005,
greg.waller@teckcominco.com

(TEK.A. TEK.B. TCK)