** Shares of Apollo Minerals AON.AX rise 10% in heavy
trading session, on track for second day of gains
** Nearly 3 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of ~714,500
** Stock also on track for best day since mid-November and
best two-day rise since late-August, if gains hold
** Mineral explorer says it has identified gold in soil
anomalies at its Salanie Gold Project in Gabon
** Stock jumps above 50- and 100-day moving averages
** Still, AON is down 34% YTD
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))