Construction Under Way for Expansion at Andacollo Copper Mine in Chile

CORDOBA, ARGENTINA--June 16, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Teck Cominco Limited (NYSE:TCK) (Vancouver, British Columbia) and Chile's state-owned Empresa Nacional de Mineria (ENAMI) (Santiago) are advancing construction in a $385 million project at Andacollo mine, which is located in central Chile about 40 kilometers southeast of La Serena.