EXHIBIT 10.6

                            SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT
                                       AND
                            GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

          This  Separation  of  Employment  and  General  Release Agreement (the
"Agreement")  is  made  and entered into as of the 14th day of January, 2003, by
and  between  Apollo   Gold   Corporation   ("Company")  and  Donald  S.  Robson
("Employee").  For  purposes  of  this  Agreement, Company and Employee shall be
collectively  referred  to  as  the  "parties"  or  individually  as  a "party".

                                    RECITALS

                  (A)   Company  employed  Employee in accordance with the terms
                        of  a  written  employment agreement dated April 1, 2002
                        (the  "Employment  Agreement")   and  Employee  accepted
                        employment  with  Company  and has voluntarily agreed to
                        resign  from  his  employment  but  remain as a Director
                        until  a  suitable replacement Director has been located
                        by  the  Company.

                  (B)   Company  and  Employee  wish to terminate the employment
                        relationship  on  a mutually agreeable basis and resolve
                        by this Agreement any potential clams which Employee may
                        have  against  Company  by  reason of the termination of
                        Employee's  employment.

                  (C)   The effective date of this Agreement will be on the date
                        the  Agreement  is   executed  by  Employee  ("Effective
                        Date").

          NOW,  THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, conditions
and  covenants  herein  set  forth,  the  parties  hereto  agree  as  follows:

1.        TERMINATION  OF  EMPLOYMENT  POSITION
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          Upon  the  mutual  agreement of Company and Employee, Employee resigns
from  his employment effective as of October ____, 2002 (the "Separation Date").
From  and  after  the Separation Date, Employee will no longer perform duties or
hold  himself  out as or represent himself to be an employee of the Company. The
Employee  acknowledges  that  he  will  remain  as a Director of Company until a
suitable  replacement Director has been located by Company and agrees to execute
a  written  form  of  resignation  in  blank  for  this  purpose.

2.        PAYMENT  AND  BENEFITS
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          In  full  satisfaction  of  all  payments  and  other  obligations due
Employee  from  Company, including, without limitation, all obligations (if any)
for  salary,  bonus,  accrued  and  unused vacation pay and employee benefits of
every  kind  and  description and excepting any expenses due to be reimbursed by
Company  to  Employee, in place of and in addition to any severance pay Employee
would be entitled to under any existing Company severance policy, if any, and in
consideration  for  the  release  of Claims as set forth in Section 5.01 of this
Agreement,  Company  shall:


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          (i)  Pay  Employee  in  accordance  with Schedule "C" attached hereto.

          (ii) Employee  acknowledges  and  agrees that the performance criteria
               set  out in the attached Schedule "A", which is applicable to all
               eligible employees of Company, is currently being reviewed by the
               Board  of  Directors  of Company for the purpose of revising such
               performance  criteria  and accordingly is subject to amendment at
               the  discretion  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Company.

          (iii)  All  health,   dental,   medical  and  insurance  benefits  are
               discontinued  the  Effective  Date.

          (iv) Legal  expenses  up  to  a maximum of CN$2000 will be allowed and
               payable  to  Employee  with  proper  receipts  submitted.

          (v)  Employee  is to be reimbursed for all outstanding expense account
               amounts.

          All  payments  made hereunder shall be subject to all applicable taxes
and  withholdings  required  by  law.

3.        SURRENDER  OF  COMPANY  PROPERTY
          --------------------------------

          On or before the Effective Date, Employee shall deliver to Company, to
the  extent  not  already  delivered, all property of Company in his possession,
including,  without  limitation,  all Company files and documents in any form or
medium;  employee  lists and files; keys and card keys for Company's doors, file
cabinets  and other locks; all credit cards provided to him by Company; printer,
diskettes  and  other  equipment provided to him by Company except that Employee
shall  be  entitled to retain his Dell laptop computer; and all Company business
cards  and  letterhead  paper, envelopes, and labels.  Except as may be required
for  consulting  assignments,  Employee  further agrees that after the Effective
Date  he  will  (i)  not  remove  any property or documents from the premises of
Company,  other than his personal property or documents which do not include any
information relating to Company; and (ii) return promptly to Company any written
communications,  documents, or other property of any kind which were received by
him  after  the  Effective Date and which were sent to him in his capacity as an
employee  of  Company.

4.        CONFIDENTIALITY  OBLIGATIONS
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4.01      Confidential Information  -  "Confidential   Information"   means  any
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          information  of a confidential or proprietary nature which (1) relates
          to  the business of Company or any persons or entities affiliated with
          Company;  (2)  has  been  created,  discovered  or  developed  by,  or
          otherwise  become  known  to  Company  or  any  affiliates of Company.
          Confidential  Information  includes,  but  is  not  limited  to, trade
          secrets,  processes,  formulas,  computer  programs,  data,  know-how,
          inventions,  improvements,  techniques,  marketing  and product plans,
          strategies,  forecasts,  employee  lists, customer lists and suppliers
          lists.


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4.02      Nondisclosure - Employee acknowledges and agrees that he has had
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          access  to  or  has received any and all Confidential Information in a
          confidential  capacity  and  will  maintain  and  protect  the
          confidentiality   thereof   in   accordance  with  the  terms  of  the
          Confidentiality  Agreement  and  will  not  disclose  any Confidential
          Information except in accordance with the terms and conditions of such
          agreement.  Under  no  circumstances  and  at  no time shall Employee,
          directly  or  indirectly,  disclose,  divulge,  render  or  offer  any
          knowledge or information with respect to any Confidential Information,
          except  as  may  be  specifically  requested  by  Company  in  writing
          delivered  to  Employee.  All  Confidential  Information  received  by
          Employee  was  and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company
          and  its  successors  and assigns. Employee hereby agrees to assign to
          Company and its successors and assigns, any rights or interests he may
          have  or  acquire  in  any  Confidential  Information. Employee hereby
          agrees to deliver promptly to Company all material, documents and data
          of  any  nature  containing  or  pertaining  to  any  Confidential
          Information.  Employee  further  agrees  not to duplicate or otherwise
          reproduce  the  Confidential  Information.

5.        RELEASE  AND  WAIVER
          --------------------

5.01      Release  and  Waiver  of  Claims
          --------------------------------

     (a)  See Schedule "B" attached.

6.        ADDITIONAL  AGREEMENT
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6.01      Confidentiality  of  the  Agreement  -  Company  and  Employee
          -----------------------------------
          acknowledge  and agree that the terms and provisions of this Agreement
          were  made  in  strictest  confidence  and  shall remain confidential,
          except  for  any disclosures to the accountants or attorneys of either
          party  or  which  may  be  required  by  applicable  law and except as
          otherwise  required  to  comply with the provisions of this Agreement,
          and  that  they  shall not disclose or cause or allow to be disclosed,
          privately  or  publicly,  any  of  the  terms  or  provisions  of this
          Agreement  to  any  other  person  or  entity.

6.02      Negative  Information;  Employment  Information  -  Employee  agrees
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          that he has not made, and agrees to refrain from making, any negative,
          detracting  or unfavorable statements concerning Company, its business
          or  business endeavors, its products or product history, or its former
          or  present  officers,  directors,  agents, distributors or employees,
          which may have the effect of diminishing the reputations of Company or
          Company's  former or present officers, directors, agents, distributors
          or  employees  or  of  its  business  or  business  endeavors.

6.03      Interference  with  the Agreement - Company  and  Employee  agree  not
          ---------------------------------
          to  take any action which would interfere with the performance of this
          Agreement  by  the  other party or which would adversely affect any of
          the  rights  provided  for  hereunder.


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6.04      In  the  event of  breach  or  non-performance  by Company, the rights
          and  obligations  of  Employee  and  Company  shall  be  determined by
          reference  to  the  Employment  Agreement.

7.        NOTICES
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7.01      Addresses  -  Any  and  all  notices  or  other  communications  which
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          either party shall be required or may elect to provide the other party
          pursuant  to  this  Agreement  shall be in writing unless otherwise so
          agreed.  Any  notice  or  communication  hereunder shall be personally
          delivered,  faxed  (receipt  confirmed)  or  sent  by  certified  or
          registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or sent by
          overnight  courier service providing evidence of delivery to the other
          party  at  the  applicable  address  set  forth  below.

          If  to  Company:          Apollo  Gold  Corporation
                                    4601  DTC  Blvd.
                                    Suite  750
                                    Denver,  Colorado  80237
                                    U.S.A.
                                    Attention:     R.  David  Russell
                                                   President  and  C.E.O.

          If  to  Employee:         Donald  S.  Robson
                                    32  Eastbourne  Avenue
                                    Toronto,  Ontario
                                    M5P  2E9

7.02      Delivery  Standards - Delivery  or  service  of  any written notice or
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          communication  shall  be  deemed completed (i) upon personal delivery,
          (ii)  if  faxed,  upon  electronic  acknowledgement  thereof, (iii) if
          mailed,  three  business days after deposit in the United States mail,
          postage  prepaid,  and  (iv)  if  by  overnight  courier  service, one
          business  day  after  deposit  with  the  courier  service.

7.03      Change  of  Address  -  Any  party  may  change  the  address to which
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          notices  are  to  be addressed by giving the other party notice in the
          manner  provided  in  this  Section  7.

8.        MISCELLANEOUS
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8.01      Counterparts  -  This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  one  or  more
          ------------
          counterparts,  each  of  which  shall  be deemed an original, and will
          become  effective  and binding upon the parties at such time as all of
          the signatories hereto have signed each counterpart of this Agreement.
          Each  of  the  parties  hereto  shall  sign  a  sufficient  number  of
          counterparts so that each party will receive a fully executed original
          of  this  Agreement.


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8.02      Further  Assurances  -  The  parties  hereto  agree  to  execute  such
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          other  documents  and  to  take such other action as may be reasonably
          necessary  to  further  the  purposes  of  this  Agreement.

8.03      Governing Law - This  Agreement  and  any  other documents referred to
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          herein  shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance
          with, the laws of the Province of Ontario, without regard to conflicts
          of  laws  principles  thereof.

8.04      Benefit  and  Burden  -  This  Agreement  shall  be  binding upon, and
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          inure  to the benefit of, the parties hereto and, as applicable, their
          respective  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  representatives,
          successors  and  assigns.

8.05      Waiver  and  Amendment  - No  breach  of  any  provision hereof can be
          ----------------------
          waived unless in writing. Waiver of any one breach shall not be deemed
          to  be a waiver of any other breach of the same or any other provision
          hereof.  This  Agreement  may  be  amended only by a written agreement
          executed  by  the  parties.

8.06      Captions  -  Paragraph  titles  or  captions  contained  in  this
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          Agreement  are  used  for  convenience  of  reference only and are not
          intended to and shall not in any way enlarge, define, limit, extend or
          describe  the  rights  or  obligations  of  the  parties or affect the
          meaning  or  construction  of  this Agreement or any provision hereof.

8.07      Survival  of  Warranties  and  Representations  -  The  warranties and
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          representations  of  this  Agreement are deemed to survive the date of
          execution  hereof.

8.08      Severability - In  the  event  any  provision of this Agreement should
          ------------
          be  held  to  be  void,  voidable or unenforceable in any respect, the
          remaining  provisions  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect.

8.09      Entire  Agreement - All  agreements,  covenants,  representations  and
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          warranties,  express  and  implied,  oral  and written, of the parties
          hereto  concerning  the  subject matter of this Agreement, or any part
          thereof,  are  contained  in  this  Agreement.


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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
respective  dates  set  forth  below.

                              APOLLO  GOLD  CORPORATION



                              By:     /s/
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                      Title:


                              Date:
                                   --------------------------------------------

                              /s/  Donald S. Robson
                              -------------------------------------------------
                              DONALD  S.  ROBSON


                              Date:
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                                  SCHEDULE "A"

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                                  SCHEDULE "B"

                              RELEASE AND INDEMNITY
                              ---------------------

          IN  CONSIDERATION  for  the payment of the sum of Ten ($10.00) Dollars
included  in the other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which
is  hereby  acknowledged,  DONALD  S.  ROBSON for himself, his heirs, executors,
administrators  and  assigns, hereby releases and forever discharges APOLLO GOLD
CORPORATION  and  all  of  its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, unincorporated
divisions,  predecessors,  successors  and  assigns,  and  all of their past and
present officers, directors, representatives, agents, shareholders and employees
(collectively  the  "Releasees")  from  any  and  all claims, demands, causes of
action,  fees  and liabilities of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown,
which Donald Robson ever had, now has or may have hereafter against any of them,
arising  out  of  or  in  any  way  relating to the cessation of Donald Robson's
employment,  including but not limited to all claims that could have been raised
under the Employment Standards Act of 2000, as amended, the Human Rights Code of
Ontario, as amended, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, Occupational Health and
Safety  Act,  including  but  not limited to any claim for commissions, vacation
pay,  health  benefits,  bonuses,  payment under any bonus or other compensation
plan  and  any  other  compensation  of any kind whatsoever under any federal or
provincial  law,  by statute, regulation, contract or tort law, or otherwise and
that  he has not been subjected to any unequal treatment contrary to the Ontario
Human  Rights  Code.

          AND  FOR  THE SAID CONSIDERATION I further agree not to make any claim
or demand or commence, maintain or prosecute any action, cause or proceeding for
damages,  compensation, loss or any relief whatsoever against the said Releasees
in  respect of any cause, matter or thing herein released.  I further agree that
this  Release shall operate conclusively as an estoppel in the event of any such
claim,  action  or  proceeding  and  may  be  pleaded  accordingly.

          AND  FOR  THIS  CONSIDERATION  I  further  agree to indemnify and save
harmless  the  Releasees from any and all claims or demands under the Income Tax
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Act  of Canada and/or the Income Tax Act of the Province of Ontario and/or under
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the Employment Insurance Act of Canada, in respect of any failure on the part of
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the Releasees to withhold income tax and/or any amounts previously paid to me by
Human  Resources  Development Canada on account of employment insurance benefits
received from the said consideration any interest or penalties relating to same,
and  further,  to indemnify the Releasees for any costs or expenses it may incur
in  defending  such  claims  or  demands.

          NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  FOREGOING,  this  Release shall not apply to and
shall  not release any actions, causes of action, claims and demands which I may
have  relating to the failure or the refusal of the Releasees to comply with the
terms  of  the  Separation of Employment and General Release Agreement as agreed
upon.

          AND  I  HEREBY  DECLARE  that  I  fully  understand  the terms of this
settlement  and  have  received  or  was  afforded  the  opportunity  to receive
independent legal advice prior to executing this document and that I voluntarily
accept  the  consideration  offered  for  the  purpose  of making full and final
compromise  and  settlement  of  all  claims  as  aforesaid.


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          IT  IS  UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that I hereby undertake and agree not to
disclose  the  facts of this settlement or agreement or the terms thereof to any
third  party  without  the written consent of the Releasees, except persons from
whom  I  receive professional advice, my immediate family or as required by law.

          THIS  RELEASE  AND  INDEMNITY shall be deemed to have been made in and
shall  be  construed  in  accordance  with  the laws of the Province of Ontario.

          THIS  RELEASE  AND  INDEMNITY  shall  inure  to  the benefit of and be
binding  upon  the  undersigned,  the  Releasees  and  their  respective  heirs,
executors,  administrators,  legal  personal  representatives,  successors  and
assigns.

          IT  IS  UNDERSTOOD  AND  AGREED  that  the  giving  of  the  aforesaid
consideration  is  deemed to be no admission whatsoever of liability on the part
of  the  Releasees.

          IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal  at
____________  this  ____  day  of  __________,  2002.


SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED             )
in the presence of                       )
                                         )
                                         )
                                         )
____________________________________     )  ____________________________________
Witness                                     DONALD  S.  ROBSON


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                                        SCHEDULE "C"


<S>                                  <C>     <C>          <C>          <C>
MR. DONALD S. ROBSON
(CANADIAN DOLLARS)

Monthly Salary                               $ 22,925.00
Severance 20 Month                           $458,500.00

***Vehicle Purchase Benefit**                $ 15,000.00
                                             -----------

Total Gross                                  $473,500.00

Taxable Income                               $473,500.00

Deductions
Canada Pension Plan                          $  1,801.80
Employment Insurance                         $    819.00
30% Withholding Tax                  30.00%  $142,050.00


Total Deductions                             $144,670.80

Net Pay Before Car Purchase                  $313,829.20

Purchase of Car                              $ 15,000.00
Net Pay                                      $298,829.20


Remittance to the Receiver General             Employee     Employer
Canada Pension Plan                          $  1,801.80  $  1,801.80  $  3,603.60
Employment Insurance                         $    819.00  $  1,146.60  $  1,965.60
Withholding Tax                        0.3   $142,050.00               $142,050.00


Total                                        $144,670.80  $  2,948.40  $147,619.20


Total Monies Paid
Net Pay to Donald S. Robson                  $298,829.20


Receiver General of Canada                   $147,619.20
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