Teck Announces Pricing of US$1.75 Billion Notes Offering

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 30, 2012) - Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") announced today that it has priced its previously announced offering of senior notes.

Teck will issue US$1.75 billion in aggregate principal amount of notes, consisting of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.500% notes due 2018, US$750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.750% notes due 2023 and US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.400% notes due 2043. The notes being offered will be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Teck Metals Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Teck. The offering is expected to close on or about August 8, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions. Teck expects to receive aggregate net proceeds of approximately US$1.727 billion from the offering, after deducting underwriting fees and estimated offering expenses.

Teck intends to use the net proceeds, in addition to cash on hand, to fund the redemption of all of its outstanding 10.25% senior notes due 2016 ("2016 Notes") in the third quarter of 2012 and for general corporate purposes, including the retirement or redemption from time to time of additional indebtedness. Teck currently expects that additional indebtedness to include all, or part of, amounts due on maturity of its 7.00% notes due September 2012 ("2012 Notes") and amounts payable on redemption of all of its 10.75% senior notes due 2019 ("2019 Notes"), which Teck currently expects to redeem in the fourth quarter of 2012. Net proceeds not used to retire or redeem indebtedness may be used for other general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures, share repurchases or as general working capital. Approximately US$659.5 million of 2016 Notes, US$200 million of 2012 Notes and US$521.3 million of 2019 Notes are outstanding.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy or an offer to purchase or sell any securities. The senior unsecured notes offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement in the United States and a private placement in Canada. A copy of the prospectus and related prospectus supplement may be obtained by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by calling Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated at (800) 294-1322 (toll-free), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at (877) 858-5407 (toll-free), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (212) 834-4533 (collect), Goldman, Sachs & Co. at (866) 471-2526 (toll-free), Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at (866) 718-1649 (toll-free) or RBC Capital Markets, LLC at (866) 375-6829 (toll-free).

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 as defined in the Securities Act (Ontario). The forward-looking statements in this news release include statements concerning the expected net proceeds from the offering of the notes, the intended use of proceeds, the expectation of the redemption of the 2019 Notes, including whether or not the redemption of the 2019 Notes will occur and the timing of, and amount of 2019 Notes to be redeemed, if the redemption does occur, and the closing of the notes offering, including the timing thereof.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Teck to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to vary include, but are not limited to, risks relating to unexpected expenses involved in the offering of the notes, closing of Teck's offering of the notes, conditions in financial markets that affect the ability to complete the offering of the notes or the use of proceeds for the redemption of the 2016 Notes or as otherwise described and, with respect to the anticipated redemption of the 2019 Notes, conditions to the redemption being satisfied, no financial market conditions affecting the ability to commence a redemption, conditions to the redemption being satisfied and no determination by Teck to retain the funds or redirect the funds necessary for the redemption. Teck 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.

About Teck

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.