Teck Announces Closing of SilverBirch Transaction

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For Immediate Release Date: April 4, 2012 12-15-TR

Teck Announces Closing of SilverBirch Transaction

Vancouver, B.C. – Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) (“Teck”) announced today the closing of the previously announced arrangement under which a wholly owned subsidiary of Teck has acquired all of the outstanding shares of SilverBirch Energy Corporation.

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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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