Copper
Focus on copper growth
Our Portfolio
Today
GROWTH
Today
GROWTH
10+ Years
OUR METALS BUSINESS
10+ Years
OUR METALS BUSINESS
Growing
Prudently growing our metals business in areas essential to the transition to a low-carbon world
20+ Years
METALS PRODUCER
20+ Years
METALS PRODUCER
Leading
Leading metals producer supplying essential metals for a low-carbon world
Our Carbon Performance
Teck is one of the world’s lowest-carbon intensity miners for copper, and zinc. Carbon pricing is already built into many of our assets, and our ongoing carbon-reduction efforts include renewable energy use, supply change efficiency, and decarbonizing mining fleets.
As shown below, the carbon intensity of Teck’s products is among the lowest in our respective industries.
Copper
Copper is critical for the low-carbon transition as it is essential for green energy systems and technologies and Teck is in an excellent position to help meet growing copper demand. Our consolidated copper production will double by 2023 with the completion of our QB2 project in Chile, and we have a portfolio of projects that have the potential to increase copper production.
Zinc
Due to its ability to extend the life of products made of steel and its growing role in energy storage and production, zinc is an essential material for the low-carbon future.
Teck is one of the world’s largest producers of mined zinc. We benefit by the integrated nature of our zinc business, with low-carbon zinc mined at our Red Dog Operations that is smelted and refined at our Trail Operations—a world-class facility when it comes to low-GHG performance.
Carbon Footprint of Teck special high grade Zinc and Continuous Galvanizing grade Zinc
Due to its ability to extend the life of products made of steel and its growing role in energy storage and production, zinc is an essential material for the low-carbon future.
Teck is one of the world’s largest producers of mined zinc. We benefit by the integrated nature of our zinc business, with zinc mined at our Red Dog Operations that is smelted and refined at our Trail Operations—a world-class facility when it comes to low-GHG performance. Each tonne of Special High Grade (SHG) zinc produced at Trail Operations produces 0.94 tonnes of CO2e, or carbon dioxide equivalent, below the estimated global average of 3-4 tonnes of CO2e per tonne of zinc production. Details on the carbon footprint of Teck’s SHG zinc and Continuous Galvanizing Grade Zinc can be found in this report that was independently assured by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Defining Teck’s Low-Carbon Zinc Products
Based on third-party data, when compared to the carbon footprints of different global suppliers of SHG and CGG zinc, Teck’s carbon footprint is significantly lower. Based on our relative performance, our assertion is that Teck’s SHG and CGG are low-carbon products. Detailed analysis on this assertion can be found in this report.
