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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001183740-08-000643.txt : 20081208
<SEC-HEADER>0001183740-08-000643.hdr.sgml : 20081208
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20081208134205
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001183740-08-000643
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081205
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081208
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081208

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APOLLO GOLD CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000938113
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				911724754

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5655 SOUTH YOSEMITE STREET, SUITE 200
		CITY:			GREENWOOD VILLAGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		720-886-9656

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5655 SOUTH YOSEMITE STREET, SUITE 200
		CITY:			GREENWOOD VILLAGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80111

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTERNATIONAL PURSUIT CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950215

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ST ANDREW GOLDFIELDS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001377673

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31593
		FILM NUMBER:		081235396

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1540 CORNWALL RD SUITE 212
		CITY:			OAKVILLE ONT
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			L6J 7W5
		BUSINESS PHONE:		905-815-9567

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1540 CORNWALL RD SUITE 212
		CITY:			OAKVILLE ONT
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			L6J 7W5
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    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-12-05</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000938113</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>APOLLO GOLD CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AGT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerName>ST ANDREW GOLDFIELDS LTD</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1540 CORNWALL RD SUITE 212</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>OAKVILLE ONT</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A6</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>L6J 7W5</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-12-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>252000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.1156</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>24798361</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-12-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>450000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.1193</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>24348361</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, 252,000 shares were sold on the TSX.  The sale took place within 6 months of the acquisition by the reporting person of 2,400,000 units, each unit consisting of one share and one-half warrant of the issuer, on July 24, 2008, at a price of $0.49 per unit.  No short-swing profits were realized in respect of these sales under section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, based on the market price of Apollo Gold stock on July 24, 2008 of $0.40 per share (as required under Exchange Act Rule 16b-6).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Calculated based on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's noon buying rate on December 5, 2008 of US$1.00 = Cdn$1.2971.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The reporting person sold these shares in a private sale in settlement of an outstanding invoice.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Calculated based on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's noon buying rate on December 8, 2008 of US$1.00 = Cdn$1.2570.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Linda Weinzettl, Corporate Secretary of St Andrew Goldfields Ltd.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-12-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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