玛斯托勘探有限公司经营着世界上唯一的以生产镓和锗为主的矿山,即位于美国犹他州南部圣乔治附近的阿佩克斯矿。该矿完全投产后可年产镓1万公斤、锗2万公斤,通过长期合同售与美国、日本和欧洲的用户。 1983年底,通过名为“免税筹集外资”的私人募集资金方式由一些大社团在欧洲为开发该矿筹集资金。当时有好几种集资方法可以采用,但是考虑到公司和这一工程项目 Masoto Exploration Ltd. operates the world’s only mine of gallium and germanium-based mines, the Apex Mine located near St. George’s in southern Utah. The mine is fully put into operation with an annual output of gallium 10,000 kg, germanium 20,000 kg, sold through long-term contracts with the United States, Japan and Europe. By the end of 1983, a number of large associations mobilized funds to develop the mine in Europe through a private fund-raising process called “tax-free foreign fund-raising.” There were several fundraising methods available at the time, but given the company and the project