Teck Resources Limited and Anglo American plc on Tuesday announced they had agreed to combine via a merger of equals to create a copper and other critical minerals giant with a market capitalization of over $53 billion. Teck Resources and Anglo American will create the Anglo Teck group, which will be a global critical minerals champion and top five global copper producer, headquartered in Canada and expected to offer investors more than 70% exposure to copper, the companies said in a joint press release. Anglo Teck will…