NI 43-101 Technical Report on Coal Resources and Reserves of the Fording River Operations Submitted to: Teck Resources Limited Elkford, British Columbia, Canada Authors: Eric Jensen, P. Eng., Andrew Knight, P. Eng., Don Mills, P.Geo, Barry Musil, P.Geo. Effective Date of Report: December 31, 2011 Nl 43-101 Technical Report Teck Coal Ltd.- Fording River Operation Table of Contents 1.0 SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................................... 1-4 Property Description, Location and Ownership .............................................................................................................. 1-4 Exploration .................................................................................................................................................................... 1-6 Development and Operations ........................................................................................................................................ 1-6 Resources and Reserves .............................................................................................................................................. 1-8 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................................. 1-11 Recommendations....................................................................................................................................................... 1-11 2.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 2-1 Author ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2-1 Terms of Reference ....................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Sources of Information and Data ................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Scope of the Personal Inspection of the Property by the Qualified Person .................................................................... 2-2 Effective Date of Report ................................................................................................................................................ 2-2 3.0 RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS ...................................................................................................................... 3-1 4.0 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATIONS................................................................................................... 4-2 Property Description and Location ................................................................................................................................. 4-2 Title and Property Rights ............................................................................................................................................... 4-2 Property Boundaries ...................................................................................................................................................... 4-2 Royalties and Payments ................................................................................................................................................ 4-6 Environmental Liabilities ................................................................................................................................................ 4-7 Required Permits ........................................................................................................................................................... 4-7 5.0 ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY ................... 5-1 Topography, Elevation and Vegetation .......................................................................................................................... 5-1 Property Access ............................................................................................................................................................ 5-1 Population Centres and Transport ................................................................................................................................. 5-2 Climate and Length of Operating Season ...................................................................................................................... 5-2 Surface Rights, Power, Water, Waste Disposal Areas and Plant Area .......................................................................... 5-2 6.0 HISTORY .............................................................................................................................................................. 6-1 Prior Ownership of the Property .................................................................................................................................... 6-1 Previous Mineral Resource and Reserve Statements ................................................................................................... 6-2 Technical Report Data ................................................................................................................................................... 6-3 Property Production ....................................................................................................................................................... 6-3 7.0 GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION .............................................................................................. 7-1 Nl 43-101 Technical Report TOC-2 Teck Coal Ltd.- Fording River Operation Regional Geology .......................................................................................................................................................... 7-1 Local Geology ................................................................................................................................................................ 7-3 Structural ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7-3 Stratigraphy ................................................................................................................................................................... 7-3 Property Geology ........................................................................................................................................................... 7-6 Eagle Mountain .............................................................................................................................................................. 7-7 Turnbull Mountain ........................................................................................................................................................ 7-11 Henretta Ridge ............................................................................................................................................................ 7-13 Castle Mountain ........................................................................................................................................................... 7-15 Swift Pit ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7-18 Mineralization .............................................................................................................................................................. 7-21 8.0 DEPOSIT TYPES ................................................................................................................................................. 8-1 9.0 EXPLORATION .................................................................................................................................................... 9-1 Historical Exploration Programs .................................................................................................................................... 9-1 Current Exploration Programs ....................................................................................................................................... 9-1 10.0 DRILLING ........................................................................................................................................................... 10-1 Current and Future Exploration ................................................................................................................................... 10-1 Interpretation of Exploration Information ...................................................................................................................... 10-2 Identification of Surveyor and Investigator ................................................................................................................... 10-2 Procedures .................................................................................................................................................................. 10-3 Summary 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