UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549 FORM 40-F/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1


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|o | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934   
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|x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013Commission File Number: 001-33580  ASANKO GOLD INC.(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)British Columbia1040Not Applicable(Province or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code)(I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.)700 -1199 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6E 3T5
(604) 683-8193(Address and telephone number of Registrants principal executive offices)National Registered Agents, Inc.
875 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 501
New York, New York  10001
Tel: 1-800-550-6724(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including 
area code) of agent for service in the United States) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act: Title Of Each ClassName Of Each Exchange On Which RegisteredCommon Shares, no par valueNYSE MKT Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:  None For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form: xAnnual Information FormxAudited Annual Financial Statements Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Registrants classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:  85,054,338 Common Shares as of December 31, 2013 Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YesxNoo  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files). YesoNoo   - 2 -  EXPLANATORY NOTE  Asanko Gold Inc. (the Company) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (the Original Filing), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2014, for the sole purpose of refiling the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (the Financial Statements), included as Exhibit 99.6 to the Original Filing, to include the signed independent auditors report with respect thereto.  An unsigned version of the auditors report was inadvertently included in the Original Filing.  For the avoidance of doubt, the inclusion of the auditors report is the sole change made by this Amendment No. 1 to the Original Filing.


SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


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|Date:  April 21, 2014 | ASANKO GOLD INC.
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|                      |                  | /s/ Gregory McCunn     
|                      | By:              | Gregory McCunn         
|                      |                  | Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


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|Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|99.1           | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|99.2           | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|99.3           | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                       
|99.4           | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                       
|99.5           | Annual Information Form of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|99.6           | Audited consolidated statement of financial position as at December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, changes in equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the nine months ended December 31, 2012, including the notes thereto, and report of the Companys independent registered public accounting firm thereon
|99.7           | Managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|99.8           | Consent of KPMG LLP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|99.9           | Consent of Charles J. Muller                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|99.10          | Consent of Andy Clay                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|99.11          | Consent of Glenn Bezuidenhout                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|99.12          | Consent of Thomas Obriri Yeboah                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|99.13          | Consent of G.Wild                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|99.14          | Consent of Doug Heher                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|99.15          | Consent of SJP Coetzee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|99.16          | Consent of Jeff Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|99.17          | Consent of Ross Cheyne                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|99.18          | Consent of Gerry Neeling