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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001477932-12-000537
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120223
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120223

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000316888
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35254
		FILM NUMBER:		12633118

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		570 GRANVILLE STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 900
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC CANADA
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 3P1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6046823701

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		STREET 1:		570 GRANVILLE STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 900
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 3P1

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTERNATIONAL AVINO MINES LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950607

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AVINO MINES & RESOURCES LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950607
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On April 2 2011, Avino completed the bulk sample program at the San Gonzalo deposit after more than two years of development work.&#160;&#160;The highly anticipated program produced very encouraging conclusions.&#160;&#160;Avino&#8217;s production costs for the bulk sample were just $7.62 per ounce of silver equivalent, demonstrating the robust nature of the project. <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline">The overall bulk sample feed grade was 261g/t Ag and 0.9g/t Au. Silver and gold recoveries improved over the course of the bulk sample and averaged 76% and 59% respectively.&#160;&#160;During the program, 232 dry tonnes of flotation concentrate were produced of which 188 tonnes were sold for net revenues of US$1.83 million. If the entire production were sold under the same contract terms, the net revenue would have been US$2.26 million. The remaining concentrate was not sold at this time due to the Earthquake situation in Japan which forced the closure of numerous smelters, thus significantly driving up smelting costs.&#160;&#160;Instead, Avino stockpiled the remaining concentrate inventory until the end of 2011 when the concentrate markets had improved and better terms could be reached for the sale of the product.&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline">Net proceeds of the bulk sample program yielded a significant profit of $1.3 million based on concentrate sold to date. </font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline">As a result of the positive outcome, Avino is proceeding with its mine plan to develop the 3</font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">rd</font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline">, 4</font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline"> and 5</font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</font><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline"> levels in order to provide mill feed a the rate of 250 tpd on a sustained basis.&#160;&#160;The Remaining inventory of San Gonzalo concentrate was recently shipped and sold to a trading firm. Final figures for both revenue and cost associated with the San Gonzalo concentrate will be reported once the sale is final.</font></font></font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To obtain sufficient feed for a sustained 250 TPD operation, Avino&#8217;s mining contractor DMG has been completing the necessary underground work to develop the 3<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">rd</font>, 4<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</font> and 5<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</font> levels of the mine.&#160;&#160;This work has been accelerated through the purchase several new pieces of underground mining equipment by Avino.&#160;&#160;&#160;By the end of 2011, <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; DISPLAY: inline">the ramp to level 3 and the cross cut to the vein had been completed, drifting on the vein at the level 3 elevation was in progress and work on the ramp to level 4 continues.</font></font></font></div>

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