Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is looking to have an interest in a Canadian mine to secure a supply of low-carbon nickel, according to a Reuters report. The battery electric vehicle (BEV) maker is in talks with Canadian mining company Giga Metals (OTC: HNCKF) to help develop a large mine to secure a source of environmentally friendly nickel, the report said. The car maker has been a proponent of sustainability and wants its supply chain to endorse it. In July, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, "Tesla will give you a giant contract for a long period of time if you mine nickel efficiently and in an environmentally sensitive way." Image source: Getty Images. The Giga Metals Turnagain mine in British Columbia has measured and indicated 5.2 billion pounds of nickel and 312 million pounds of cobalt, according to a company presentation. The company said there is "no material announcement forthcoming" regarding a commercialization agreement for the mine. Giga Metals president Martin Vydra said the world will need a significant amount of nickel for electric vehicles. He added, "It is evident that interest in sustainable and carbon neutral nickel production is driving renewed interests in deposits such as Turnagain." Vydra said there are a "handful" of deposits globally that can meet future needs. Without the Canadian supplier, Tesla may have to source the metal from Indonesia, where most of global new nickel production occurs. The process in Indonesia includes dumping mining waste into the ocean, according to Reuters. Tesla's sustainability commitment has it working with Giga Metals, the report said. The Turnagain mine would meet those goals, as it pursues "producing environmentally friendly nickel with the objective of building one of the world's first carbon neutral mines," Vydra said in a nickel market update. 10 stocks we like better than TeslaWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Tesla wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 1, 2020 Howard Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source