In the Elk Valley of British Columbia, we operate five steelmaking coal mines that employ approximately 4,000 people. Many of our people live and work in the valley, and we support a sustainable future for their communities.
For more than 100 years, our Trail Operations in southern British Columbia has refined zinc, lead and other base and precious metals that are used in the building blocks of modern technologies, such as rechargeable batteries and mobile phones.
We have been working with a community group near our Carmen de Andacollo (CdA) copper operation in central Chile in response to a community dispute relating to environmental and socio-economic concerns.
At Teck, our vision for the community focus area of our sustainability strategy is to collaborate with communities so they genuinely benefit in a self-defined and sustainable manner from our activities and products.
Teck was recognized as one of the top corporations in Canada for both corporate citizenship and social responsibility in two separate sustainability rankings in June 2015.