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      <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>FORM&#160;8-K</strong></font></div>
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      REPORT</strong></font></div>
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      to Section&#160;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934</strong></font></div>
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      of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>January
      23, 2006</strong></font></div>
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      GOLD CORPORATION</strong></font></div>
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      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div>
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                Territory, </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Canada</strong></font></div>
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                Number)</font></div>
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                South Yosemite Street, Suite 200</strong></font></div>
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                Village, Colorado</strong></font></div>
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      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions (</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>see</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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      1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Departing
      Officers&#8217; Agreements with Departing Executive Officers</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      January 23, 2006, Apollo Gold Corporation, a Yukon Territory corporation (the
      &#8220;Company&#8217;) entered into an Amended and Restated Employment and Severance
      Agreement (the &#8220;Departing Officers&#8217; Agreements&#8221;) with each of the following
      executive officers: Donald O. Miller, Vice President - Human Resources and
      Administration; James T. O&#8217;Neil, Vice President - Finance; David
      K. Young, Vice President - Business Development and Project Development; and
      Donald W. Vagstad, Vice President - Legal, General Counsel, and Secretary (each
      a &#8220;Departing Officer&#8221; and collectively, the &#8220;Departing Officers&#8221;). </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pursuant
      to the Departing Officers&#8217; Agreements, each Departing Officer&#8217;s employment with
      the Company will terminate on February 18, 2006. Assuming that the Departing
      Officers entering into a Severance Agreement and Release with the Company,
      each
      Departing Officer will receive severance consisting of cash and stock upon
      termination and an additional cash payment on the earlier of (i) a change of
      control (as defined in the Departing Officers&#8217; Agreements), or (ii) February 18,
      2008, or, in the case of Mr. O&#8217;Neil, February 18, 2007. In addition, each
      Departing Officer may elect either (i) an $18,000 cash payment upon termination,
      or, in the case of Mr. O&#8217;Neil, $12,000, or (ii) to have the Company pay such
      Departing Officer&#8217;s portion of his COBRA payments for 18 months, or, in the case
      of Mr. O&#8217;Neil, 12 months.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Set
      forth
      below is a summary of the severance package each Departing Officer will receive
      upon termination:</font></div>
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                OFFICER</strong></font></div>
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                CASH SEVERANCE PAYMENT(1)</strong></font></div>
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                OF COMMON SHARES TO BE ISSUED(2)</strong></font></div>
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                CASH SEVERANCE PAYMENT(1)</strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>No
                Change of Control</strong></font></div>
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                of Control</strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Donald
                O. Miller</font></div>
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                calculated using a volume weighted average price for the five days
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                Stock Exchange, or CDN$0.48.&#160; The Company requested and received
                approval to issue the common shares from each of the Toronto Stock
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                2008 (or,
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                Departing Officer a gross up payment representing an estimate of
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      complete text of the Departing Officer&#8217;s Agreement, please refer to the form of
      the Departing Officer&#8217;s Agreement, including the Form of Severance Agreement and
      Release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by
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      Restated Employment Agreement (the &#8220;Remaining Officers&#8217; Agreements&#8221;) with the
      following three executive officers: R. David Russell, President and Chief
      Executive Officer; Melvyn Williams, Senior Vice President - Finance and
      Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer; and Richard F. Nanna, Senior
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&#8220;Remaining Officers&#8221;).</font></div>
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      calculated using a volume weighted average price for the five days ending on
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      or CDN$0.48.&#160; The Company requested and received approval to issue the
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8-K
UNITED
      STATES
SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
      D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
      REPORT
Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934
Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January
      23, 2006
APOLLO
      GOLD CORPORATION
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Yukon
                Territory,
Canada
1-31593
Not
                Applicable
(State
                or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File
                Number)
(I.R.S.
                Employer Identification Number)
5655
                South Yosemite Street, Suite 200
Greenwood
                Village, Colorado
80111-3220
(Address
                of principal executive offices)
(Zip
                Code)
Registrant's
      telephone number, including area code:
(720) 886-9656
No
      Change
(Former
      name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
      the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions (
see
General
      Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written
                communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
                CFR
                230.425)
o
Soliciting
                material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
                240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
                communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
                communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
      1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
Departing
      Officers' Agreements with Departing Executive Officers
On
      January 23, 2006, Apollo Gold Corporation, a Yukon Territory corporation (the
      "Company') entered into an Amended and Restated Employment and Severance
      Agreement (the "Departing Officers' Agreements") with each of the following
      executive officers: Donald O. Miller, Vice President - Human Resources and
      Administration; James T. O'Neil, Vice President - Finance; David
      K. Young, Vice President - Business Development and Project Development; and
      Donald W. Vagstad, Vice President - Legal, General Counsel, and Secretary (each
      a "Departing Officer" and collectively, the "Departing Officers").
Pursuant
      to the Departing Officers' Agreements, each Departing Officer's employment with
      the Company will terminate on February 18, 2006. Assuming that the Departing
      Officers entering into a Severance Agreement and Release with the Company,
      each
      Departing Officer will receive severance consisting of cash and stock upon
      termination and an additional cash payment on the earlier of (i) a change of
      control (as defined in the Departing Officers' Agreements), or (ii) February 18,
      2008, or, in the case of Mr. O'Neil, February 18, 2007. In addition, each
      Departing Officer may elect either (i) an $18,000 cash payment upon termination,
      or, in the case of Mr. O'Neil, $12,000, or (ii) to have the Company pay such
      Departing Officer's portion of his COBRA payments for 18 months, or, in the case
      of Mr. O'Neil, 12 months.
Set
      forth
      below is a summary of the severance package each Departing Officer will receive
      upon termination:
DEPARTING
                OFFICER
FIRST
                CASH SEVERANCE PAYMENT(1)
NUMBER
                OF COMMON SHARES TO BE ISSUED(2)
SECOND
                CASH SEVERANCE PAYMENT(1)
No
                Change of Control
Change
                of Control
Donald
                O. Miller
$163,372
359,750
$112,500
$151,875(3)
James
                T. O'Neil
$111,884
179,875
$37,500
$50,625(3)
David
                K. Young
$180,572
359,750
$112,500
$151,875(3)
Donald
                W. Vagstad
$229,010
287,800
$120,000
$162,000(3)
(1)
References
                to "$" are to United States
                dollars.
(2)
The
                number of common shares to be issued to each Departing Officer was
                calculated using a volume weighted average price for the five days
                ending
                on the close of business on January 20, 2006 as quoted on the Toronto
                Stock Exchange, or CDN$0.48.  The Company requested and received
                approval to issue the common shares from each of the Toronto Stock
                Exchange and the American Stock Exchange.  The Company will issue the
                common shares as a take down from its U.S. universal shelf registration
                statement.
(3)
In
                addition to the payment indicated in the chart above, in the event
                there
                is a change of control between January 23, 2006 and February 18,
                2008 (or,
                in the case of Mr. O'Neil, February 18, 2007), the Company will pay each
                Departing Officer a gross up payment representing an estimate of
                FICA,
                federal, and state taxes, utilizing a 33% tax rate, regardless of
                the
                actual rate applicable to the Departing Officer, with the gross up
                amount
                computed by dividing the Change of Control payment amount by 0.67
                and
                subtracting the Change of Control
                payment.
The
      foregoing description may not contain all terms that may be of interest. For the
      complete text of the Departing Officer's Agreement, please refer to the form of
      the Departing Officer's Agreement, including the Form of Severance Agreement and
      Release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by
      reference.
Remaining
      Officers' Agreements with Remaining Executive Officers
Also
      on
      January 23, 2006, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 1 to Amended and
      Restated Employment Agreement (the "Remaining Officers' Agreements") with the
      following three executive officers: R. David Russell, President and Chief
      Executive Officer; Melvyn Williams, Senior Vice President - Finance and
      Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer; and Richard F. Nanna, Senior
      Vice-President - Exploration (each a "Remaining Officer" and collectively, the
"Remaining Officers").
Pursuant
      to the Remaining Officers' Agreements, each of the Remaining Officers agreed to
      reduce his annual base salary by the following amounts: Mr. Russell - $85,000;
      Mr. Williams - $50,000; and Mr. Nanna - $35,000, or an aggregate of US$170,000,
      in exchange for shares of Company common stock. The Remaining Officers will
      be
      issued the following number of Company common shares on January 31, 2006: Mr.
      Russell - 611,575 shares; Mr. Williams - 239,833 ; and Mr. Nanna - 251,825
      shares. The number of common shares to be issued to each Departing Officer
      was
      calculated using a volume weighted average price for the five days ending on
      the
      close of business on January 20, 2006 as quoted on the Toronto Stock Exchange,
      or CDN$0.48.  The Company requested and received approval to issue the
      common shares from each of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock
      Exchange.  The Company will issue the common shares as a take down from its
      U.S. universal shelf registration statement. All other terms of such officer's
      existing employment agreements remain unchanged.
The
      foregoing description may not contain all terms that may be of interest. For the
      complete text of the Remaining Officer's Agreement, please refer to the form of
      the Remaining Officer's Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and
      incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM
      2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET
      ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT
The
      disclosure in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item
      2.03.
ITEM
      9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c)     Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
10.1
Form
                of Amended and Restated Employment and Severance Agreement.
10.2
Form
                of Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has
      duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
      duly authorized.
APOLLO
              GOLD CORPORATION
Date: January
              27, 2006
By:
/s/ MELVYN
              WILLIAMS
Name:  
                Melvyn Williams
Title:    
                Senior Vice President - Finance and Corporate
Development and Chief Financial
                Officer