Frontier will spur your Teck gains

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TECK RESOURCES LTD., $22, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 558.4 million; Market cap: $12.3 billion; Price-to sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 0.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) gets most of its revenue from its main metallurgical coal, copper and zinc operations. It continues to add value for investors by expanding into other commodities. That its Frontier oil sands project in Alberta. Provincial and federal regulators recently approved the project. As well, Teck has secured agreements with all 14 Indigenous communities in the area. If Ottawa grants final approval, probably in early 2020, Frontier could begin operating in 2026. Its reserves should last 41 years. To cut its risk—and investors’—Teck would likely take on partners to help offset the project’s $20.6 billion cost. cost…