July 27 (Reuters) - Teck Resources Ltd TECKb.TO
* Teck reports unaudited second quarter results for 2017
* Q2 profit attributable to shareholders was $577 million
* Teck resources ltd says expect our steelmaking coal sales to reach at least 7.0 million tonnes in q3
* Intend to consider declaring a supplemental dividend in q4 of each year
* Qtrly adjusted earnings per share $1
* Sees q3 coal sales of at least 7.0 million tonnes
* Qtrly steelmaking coal production 6.8 million tonnes versus 6.7 million tonnes
* Sees total production for year in range of 27 to 27.5 million tonnes
* Teck resources ltd says total debt as of june 30, 2017 was $4.92 billion
* Sees unit cost of sales in range of $49 to $53 per tonne, up from our previous guidance of $46 to $50 per tonne
* Qtrly steelmaking coal realized price per tonne $169
* Sees original guidance for transportation costs remain unchanged at $35 to $37 per tonne
* Teck resources - sees 2017 copper production to be in range of 275,000 to 290,000 tonnes,full year copper unit costs to be us$1.75- us$1.85 per pound
* Qtrly steelmaking sales volume up c$20 million
* Teck resources -full year molybdenum production at highland valley copper is also unchanged at 6.0 to 6.5 million pounds contained in concentrate
* Teck resources ltd qtrly revenue c$2.82 billion versus c$1.74 billion
* Q2 revenue view c$2.76 billion -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Q2 earnings per share view c$0.90 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Teck resources - steelmaking coal unit costs rose as result of high input costs and decision to advance annual plant maintenance shutdowns
* Teck resources - construction progress on the fort hills oil sands project has surpassed 92%. Project remains on track to produce first oil in late 2017