6-K 1 form6k_060906.txt REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER ============================================================================== 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 Dated: June 9, 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. ============================================================================== 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: June 9, 2006 By: /s/ Karen L. Dunfee ------------------------ Karen L. Dunfee Corporate Secretary | [GRAPHIC OMITTED] | [LOGO - TECKCOMINCO] |---------------------------- | EXTERNAL NEWS RELEASE 06-25-TC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2006 TECK COMINCO AND FORDING ANNOUNCE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AT ELKVIEW OPERATIONS Vancouver, BC -- Teck Cominco Limited (TSX: TEK.A and TEK.B) and Fording Canadian Coal Trust (TSX: FDG.UN, NYSE: FDG) today received notification from Elk Valley Coal of a tentative agreement with Local 9346 of the United Steel Workers of America at its Elkview Operations in southeast British Columbia. The agreement is subject to ratification by the members, expected to be completed on Monday June 12th. The five-year agreement would cover the period from November 1, 2005 to October 31, 2010. The Elkview Operations have an annual production capacity of approximately 6 million tonnes of coal. Fording Canadian Coal Trust is an open-ended mutual fund trust. Through investments in metallurgical coal and industrial minerals mining and processing operations, the Trust makes quarterly cash distributions to unit holders. The Trust, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, holds a 60% interest in the Elk Valley Coal Partnership and is a leading producer of the industrial mineral wollastonite. Elk Valley Coal, comprised of Canada's senior metallurgical coal mining properties, is the world's second largest exporter of metallurgical coal, supplying high-quality coal products to the international steel industry. The Trust's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FDG.UN and on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FDG. Teck Cominco is a diversified mining company, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TEK.A and TEK.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. - 30 -
CONTACTS: FORDING CANADIAN COAL TRUST TECK COMINCO LIMITED MEDIA CONTACT MEDIA CONTACT Dermot Lane David Parker Director, Corporate Communications Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability 403-260-9816 604-687-1117 INVESTORS INVESTORS Paul Armstrong Greg Waller Director, Investor Relations Director, Financial Analysis & Investor Relations 403-260-5215 604-685-3005
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