EX-99.03 4 exhibit3.htm EX-99.03 Exhibit  EX-99.03

British Columbia Securities Commission

BC FORM 51-901F

                                     
ISSUER DETAIL:
  FOR QUARTER ENDED
  DATE OF REPORT
 
                                   
NAME OF ISSUER
   
   
 
                                   
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd
  October 31, 2001
  December 28, 2001
 
                                   
ISSUER ADDRESS:
   
   
 
                                   
400-455 Granville Street
   
   
 
                                   
CITY   PROVINCE
  POSTAL CODE
  ISSUER FAX NO.
  ISSUER TELEPHONE NO.
 
                                   
Vancouver,   B.C.
  V6C 1T1
  (604) 682-3600
  (604) 682-3701
 
                                   
CONTACT PERSON
  CONTACT’S POSITION
  CONTACT TELEPHONE NO.
 
                                   
Andrea Regnier
  Accountant/Secretary
  (604) 682-3701
 
                                   
WEB SITE: www.avino.com
  E-MAIL: dawnpacific@telus.net
 
                                   
 
   

CERTIFICATE

The three schedules required to complete this Report are attached and the disclosure contained therein has been approved by the Board of Directors. A copy of this Quarterly Report will be provided to any shareholder who requests it.

     
DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE
  DATE SIGNED
 
   
Signed:
  YY/MM/DD
 
   
“LOUIS WOLFIN”
  01/12/28
 
   
DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE
  DATE SIGNED
 
   
Signed:
  YY/MM/DD
 
   
“ERNEST CALVERT”
  01/12/28

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**Amended and Restated**
AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.
Balance Sheet
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

                 
    October 31,   January 31,
    2001   2001
 
  $       $    
ASSETS
               
 
               
Current assets:
               
Cash
    1,119       6,267  
Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
    13,475       9,880  
Due from related parties (Note 9.b)
    73,243       2,057  
 
               
 
    87,837       18,204  
Mineral property interests (Note 4)
    3,260,957       3,236,838  
Investments (Note 5)
    1,157,533       1,689,347  
Other assets (Note 6)
    53,895       82,386  
 
               
 
    4,560,222       5,026,775  
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    111,839       131,596  
Payable to related parties (Note 9.c)
    234,661       318,358  
Debentures payable (Note 7)
    1,440,565        
 
               
 
    1,787,065       449,954  
Debentures payable (Note 7)
          1,415,960  
 
               
 
    1,787,065       1,865,914  
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Capital stock (Note 8)
    12,931,788       12,595,199  
Contributed surplus
    184,967       184,967  
Deficit
    (10,241,729 )     (9,517,436 )
 
               
 
    2,875,026       3,262,730  
Deduct: 14,180 shares held for future disposition-at cost
    (101,869 )     (101,869 )
 
               
 
    2,773,157       3,160,861  
 
               
 
    4,560,222       5,026,775  
 
               

On behalf of the Board:
“Louis Wolfin”
     Director
“Ernest Calvert”
     Director

**Amended and Restated**
AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.
Statement of Operations and Deficit
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

                                 
    3 months   9 months
    October 31,   October 31,
    2001   2000   2001   2000
 
  $       $       $       $    
 
                               
Revenue:
                               
Interest
    (153 )     22       (1,690 )     (421 )
 
                               
Administrative expenses
                               
Amortization of deferred financing costs
          8,088             24,263  
Amortization of deferred exchange loss
    23,692             47,022        
Accounting and audit fees
    201       1,325       937       6,365  
Consulting fees
    7,500       7,500       22,500       22,500  
Interest expense
    43,146       22,407       76,098       74,753  
Insurance, business license and taxes
    838       2,358       941       2,858  
Foreign exchange
    (17,143 )           (1,686 )      
Investor relations and shareholder
                               
information
    42       16,059       1,308       22,900  
Legal fees
    1,633       6,822       2,258       8,816  
Listings and filing fees
    920       35       1,878       1,340  
Office and administration
    12,012       5,309       26,671       17,460  
Transfer agent fees
    2,560       6,576       5,378       8,676  
Travel and accommodation
    (1,545 )     (1,498 )             3,460  
Salaries and benefits
    3,585       6,863       10,864       22,052  
Loss before the following
    (77,288 )     (81,866 )     (192,479 )     (215,443 )
Equity in loss of affiliate
    (53,475 )     13,616       (531,814 )     (85,254 )
 
                               
(Loss) net income for the period
    (130,763 )     (68,250 )     (724,293 )     (300,697 )
Deficit, beginning of period
    (10,110,964 )     (8,631,392 )     (9,517,436 )     (8,398,945 )
 
                               
Deficit, end of period
    (10,241,727 )     (8,699,642 )     (10,241,729 )     (8,699,642 )
 
                               
(Loss) gain per share
  $ (0.02 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.07 )
 
                               

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**Amended and Restated**
AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.
Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

                                 
    3 months   9 months
    2001   2000   2001   2000
 
  $       $       $       $    
PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
                               
 
                               
Operating activities:
                               
(Loss) net income for the period
    (130,763 )     (334,154 )     (724,291 )     (232,447 )
 
                               
Items not involving cash:
                               
Equity in loss (income) of affiliate
    53,475       262,488       531,814       99,291  
Amortization of deferred financing charges
            8,087               16,175  
Amortization of deferred foreign exchange
    14,663             24,605        
Finance expense
    (43,146 )           (76,098 )      
Interest expense on debenture payable
    43,146               76,098          
 
                               
 
    (62,625 )     (63,579 )     (167,872 )     (116,981 )
 
                               
Changes in non-cash working capital items:
                               
Amounts receivable and prepaid expenses
    (49,822 )     383,030       (74,781 )     380,530  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    96,501       94,094       128,273       198,607  
Payable to related parties
    10,074               104,860       (42,260 )
 
                               
 
    (5,872 )     413,545       (9,520 )     536,877  
 
                               
 
                               
Investing activities:
                               
Mineral property interest
    (8,893 )     (12,875 )     (24,119 )     (18,092 )
Term deposits
                  6,075          
Deferred foreign exchange loss
    9,029             22,416        
Marketable securities
            (397,848 )           (397,848 )
 
                               
 
    136       (410,723 )     4,372       (415,940 )
 
                               
Increase (Decrease) in cash
    (5,736 )     2,822       (5,148 )     3,956  
Cash, beginning of period
    6,855       6,744       6,267       5,600  
 
                               
Cash, end of period
    1,119       9,566       1,119       9,566  
 
                               

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**Amended and Restated**
AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.
Notes to Financial Statements October 31 2001 (Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

1. Summary of significant accounting policies

Joint Venture

Investments in joint ventures are accounted for by the proportionate consolidation method. At the balance sheet date the Company had a 50% interest in a joint venture with Bralorne-Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd. The accompanying financial statements include the Company’s proportionate share of the assets, liabilities and expenses of the joint venture.

2. Basis of Presentation

These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for the preparation of such financial statements contained in the CICA Handbook Section 1751. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such instructions. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended January 31, 2001.

3. Comparative Figures

Certain of the prior years comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted for the current year.

4. Mineral Properties

Exploration and development expenditures incurred during the period are as follows:

                 
 
  October 31   January 31
 
  9 months   12 months
Balance beginning of period:
  $ 3,236,838     $ 3,210,166  
Bralorne Property {r}
               
Equipment rental
    696          
Consulting
    281          
Drilling and related
    1,267          
Geochemical/assays
    354          
Geophysical
    230          
Liability and property insurance
    91       5,240  
Mine development
    8,342          
Mine power
    3,769       9,143  
Mine office
    498       6,137  
Mine Maintenance
    1,681       1,306  
Mine supplies
    2,088          
Property taxes and assessment
    859       2,742  
Salaries
    3,567          
Staking and prospecting
    395          
Other
          2,104  
 
    24,119       26,672  
Balance end of period
  $ 3,260,957     $ 3,236,838  

**Amended and Restated**
AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.
Notes to Interim Financial Statements, Page 2 October 31 2001
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

4. Mineral properties, continued

On November 23, 1998, the Company granted Coral Gold Corp. a company with Directors in common, an option to earn 50% of the Company’s 50% interest in the Bralorne and Loco properties and in the Avino-Bralorne joint ventures. In order to earn its interest, Coral paid $500,000 on acquiring the option, paid $200,000 in the year ended January 31, 2000 and is required to make further payments of $200,000 per year until 2003, and $250,000 in 2004. The Company has not received the required payment. The Company and Coral are re-negotiating the cash payment terms of the option. In the interim, and until a formal agreement has been reached, Coral has agreed to continue to assume liability for 50% of the Company’s exploration obligations under the Joint Venture Agreement (see Note 1), and the Company has agreed not to deemed Coral in default of the agreement.

5. Investments

                 
Investments consist of:
  October 31   January 31
 
  9 months   12 months
 
       
 
               
Investments accounted for using the equity method:
               
Cia Minera Mexicana de Avino S.A. de
  $ 727,625     $ 1,259,439  
C.V. (“Cia Minera”)
               
 
               
Investments carried at cost:
               
Bralorne-Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd.
    422,848       422,848  
Levon Resources Ltd.
    7,060       7,060  
 
               
 
  $ 1,157,533     $ 1,689,347  
 
               

6. Other Assets

                 
a) Other assets consist of:
  October 31
  January 31
 
  9 months   12 months
 
       
Deferred financing charges related to establishing
               
Debenture payable
  $ 281,317     $ 281,317  
Deferred foreign exchange loss on debenture payable
    19,900       39,707  
Accumulated amortization
    (281,317 )     (281,317 )
 
               
 
    19,900       39,707  
Term deposits
    33,995       42,679  
 
               
 
  $ 53,895     $ 82,386  
 
               

7. Debentures Payable

On August 31, 1995, Avino, together with Bralorne-Pioneer (Collectively the “Issuers”) completed a joint offering of 2,000 Mortgage Bond units. Each unit consists of one U.S. $1,000 face value debenture and 100 common shares of Bralorne-Pioneer. The debentures bear interest at 7% payable annually, and by amendment in the 1999 fiscal year the debentures now mature and are due on October 25, 2002. The

**Amended and Restated**
AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.
Notes to Interim Financial Statements, Page 3 October 31 2001
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

7. Debentures Payable, continued

debentures are secured by a first charge over the Issuer’s interest in the Bralorne Mine and Loco property. The payment of principal and interest on the Bonds is subordinated to future indebtedness of the Issuers to a Canadian Chartered Bank or Trust Company, up to a maximum of U.S. $2,000,000.

The debentures are joint and several obligations of the Issuers, with recourse against Avino limited to Avino’s interest in the Bralorne Mine and Loco property.

At the holder’s option, the debentures are exchangeable into gold certificates on the basis of one gold certificate representing ten troy ounces of gold for every U.S. $4,000 principal amount of debentures. Under the terms of the debentures, the Company is required to establish a reserve from working capital for the potential conversion of the gold certificates. This reserve has not been established.

The Issuers have defaulted on the interest payment due on October 24, 2001 of US $131,810, of which the company’s portion is 50%. Subsequent to the period, the bondholders consented to an extension of time to make the interest payment as follows:

a) US $43,936 on or before March 31, 2002
b) US $43,937 on or before June 30, 2002;
c) US $43,937 on or before September 30, 2002

The default under the Indenture due to the interest payment default is waived unless there is a failure by the Issuers to make the payments as specified above. If there is default, the waiver will be revoked.

8. Share Capital

Authorized: 25,000,000 common shares without par value
Issued:

                 
 
  Shares   Amount
Balance, beginning of period
    4,577,686     $ 12,595,199  
 
               
Issued during the period in settlement of debt
    885,839       336,589  
 
               
Balance, end of period
    5,463,525     $ 12,931,788  
 
               

  a)   During the period the Company issued 885,839 shares at a price of $0.38 per share in settlement of $336,589 in amounts payable. Included in this settlement was a Director of the Company as to $105,000, a private company controlled by a Director as to $83,558 and a private company managed by two Directors as to $87,789.

**Amended and Restated**
AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.
Notes to Interim Financial Statements, Page 4 October 31 2001
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

Related Party Transactions

Related party transactions not disclosed elsewhere in these statements are as follows:

  a)   During the period the company paid, or made provision for the future payment of the following amounts to related parties:

  i)   $48,319 to a company with two common directors for reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of the company for administrative and exploration costs.

  ii)   $22,500 to a private company controlled by a Director for consulting fees.

b) Due from related parties comprise the following amounts:

  i)   $26,176 due from a public company with common directors for exploration expenses; ii) $47,067 due from the Joint Venture (see Note 1)

c) Payable to related parties consist of

  i)   $65,193 due to a private company controlled by two directors as disclosed in 9.a)i) above;

     
ii)
  $24,075 due to a private company controlled by a Director;
 
   
iii)
  $92,893 due to a company with common directors; and
 
   
iv)
  $52,500 due to a Director of the company.
 
   

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