** Canadian miner's shares GIGA.V closed up 150% at C$1.45
** Reuters reports Tesla TSLA.O is in discussions with co
about helping develop a large mine that would give TSLA access
to low-carbon nickel for its batteries
** TSLA could provide financing, possibly in exchange for
equity, nickel and cobalt, report says urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2FF6ZP
** TSLA reversed course to trade higher when CEO Elon Musk
tweeted about the "Battery day" event, which is slated for Sept.
22
** GIGA has more than quadrupled in value so far this year
(Reporting by Neha Malara in Bengaluru)
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