In the United States, the report credits Teck with contributing $2.2 billion to the United States’ GDP, which included $840 million in labour income, payments of $1.8 billion to US suppliers, and approximately 11,620 jobs created or sustained.
Additionally, Teck’s operations are reported to have contributed $3 billion to Chile’s GDP and $1.4 billion to Peru’s GDP.
“Our people are proud to contribute to the communities and jurisdictions where we operate through creation of family-supporting jobs, economic activity and revenue to governments to support essential services like education and healthcare,” Teck CEO Jonathan Price said in a news release.
“These economic contributions are directly linked with our work to responsibly provide critical minerals essential to modern society and for the global transition to a low-carbon economy,” Price said.
Read the report here.
