Oct 26 (Reuters) - Teck Resources Ltd TECKb.TO
* Teck reports unaudited third quarter results for 2017
* Adjusted profit was $621 million ($1.08 per share) in Q3 compared with $152 million ($0.26 per share) in Q3 of last year
* EBITDA was $1.4 billion in Q3 compared with $804 million in Q3 of 2016
* Construction progress on Fort Hills Oil Sands project has surpassed 96%
* Sets quarterly dividend of C$0.05per share
* Qtrly revenues C$3.12 billion versus C$2.3 billion last year
* Expect coal sales in Q4 of 2017 to be approximately 6.5 million tonnes
* Expecting to achieve total production for year in range of 27 to 27.5 million tonnes and unit cost of sales in range of $49 to $53 per tonne
* Original guidance for transportation costs remains unchanged at $35 to $37 per tonne
* Qtrly steelmaking coal production 6.80 millions tonnes versus 7.07 millions tonnes last year
* Qtrly steelmaking coal sales 7.54 millions tonnes versus 7.23 millions tonnes last year
* Total debt as of Sept 30 $4,905 million
* Qtrly steelmaking coal realized (US$/tonne) $159 versus $92 last year
* Qtrly steelmaking coal sales volume up C$13 million
* Average realized steelmaking coal price in Q3 of US$159 per tonne was US$67 per tonne higher than the third quarter of 2016
* Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter totaled $1.4 billion compared with $696 million last year
* Profit attributable to shareholders $600 million, or $1.04 per share, in Q3 versus $234 million, or $0.41 per share in last year
* Continue to expect 2017 copper production to be in the range of 275,000 to 290,000 tonnes
* Anticipate full year copper unit costs to be in the range of US$1.70 to US$1.75 per pound