Teck Announces Temporary Production Interruption at Carmen de Andacollo

06.06.2011  |  Marketwired

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire - June 6, 2011) - Teck Resources Limited ("Teck", TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) announced today that the mine and mill at its Carmen de Andacollo copper operation in Chile was idled on the morning of June 6th due to unusually heavy rain. The mine and mill are expected to be restarted on June 7th. Production loss due to the interruption is expected to be minimal.


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Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TCK.A and TCK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TCK.



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