** Apollo Minerals AON.AX soars as much as 21.4% to A$0.017, highest since Nov. 21
** Stock records best trading session since mid-September
** Co confirms shallow high-grade gold from its exploration activities at Salanie gold project in Gabon
** About 4.2 mln shares traded vs the 30-day avg of 1 mln
** Stock down 53.3% so far this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Namrata Verma in Bengaluru)
((namrata.verma@thomsonreuters.com))