<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001477932-16-011443.txt : 20160719
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001477932-16-011443
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160719
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160719
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160719

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35254
		FILM NUMBER:		161772878

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		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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<html><head><title>avino_6k.htm</title><!--Document Created by EDGARMaster--></head><BODY style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: 0px 7%" scroll="yes"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><div style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 4px solid; MARGIN: 0px"></div><div style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 2px"></div><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b><font size="3">UNITED STATES</font></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b><font size="3">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><font size="3"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b><font size="5">FORM 6-K</font></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b><font size="2">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16</font></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b><font size="2">UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b><font size="2"></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><strong><u>July, 2016</u></strong></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><font size="2"></font>&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><font size="2">Commission File Number: <b>001-35254</b></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><table style="WIDTH: 75%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cols="1" cellpadding="0" width="75%" align="center" border="0" >    <tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b><font size="5">AVINO SILVER &amp; GOLD MINES LTD.</font></b><font size="2"></font></p></td></tr></table></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b><u><font size="2">Suite 900, 570 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 3P1</font></u></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><font size="2">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font size="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">x </font></font><font size="2">Form 20-F&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font size="2"><font face="Wingdings"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">&#168; </font></font></font><font size="2">Form 40-F</font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font size="2">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): </font><font size="2"><font face="Wingdings"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">&#168;</font></font></font><font size="2"></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font size="2">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): </font><font size="2"><font face="Wingdings"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">&#168;</font></font></font><font size="2"></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font size="2">Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes&nbsp;</font><font size="2"><font face="Wingdings"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">&#168;</font></font></font><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; No <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">x</font></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font size="2">If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): </font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><div style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px"></div><div style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 4px solid; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; MARGIN-TOP: 2px"></div><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>SUBMITTED HEREWITH</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>Exhibits:</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><strong></strong>&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><table style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" >    <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td width="8%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">99.1</p></td><td width="92%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">News release dated&nbsp;July 19, 2016</p></td></tr></table>&nbsp; </p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><table style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" ></table></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" ><table id="pagebreakaf7982e8-ad23-4b6a-9082-08cd817d0b0c" class="pagebreak" style="WIDTH: 100%; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">    <tr><td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">2</td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td><div style="WIDTH: 100%; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; LINE-HEIGHT: 0px"></div></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><table style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" >    <tr height="15"><td valign="top" width="50%"></td><td valign="top" width="38%" colspan="2"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>AVINO SILVER &amp; GOLD MINES LTD.</b></p></td><td valign="top" width="12%"></td></tr><tr height="15"><td valign="top" width="50%"></td><td valign="top" width="38%" colspan="2"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">(Registrant)</p></td><td valign="top" width="12%"></td></tr><tr height="15"><td valign="top" width="50%"></td><td valign="top" width="38%" colspan="2"></td><td valign="top" width="12%"></td></tr><tr height="15"><td valign="top" width="50%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Date:&nbsp;July 19, 2016</p></td><td valign="top" width="3%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">By:</p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="35%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><i>/s/&nbsp;Dorothy Chin</i></p></td><td valign="top" width="12%"></td></tr><tr height="15"><td valign="top" width="50%"></td><td valign="top" width="3%"></td><td valign="bottom" width="35%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Dorothy Chin</p></td><td valign="top" width="12%"></td></tr><tr height="15"><td valign="top" width="50%"></td><td valign="top" width="3%"></td><td valign="top" width="35%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Corporate Secretary</p></td></tr></table></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><table style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cols="3" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" border="0" >    <tr><td width="10%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td width="80%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center">3</p></td><td width="10%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></BODY></html>
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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
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<html><head><title>avino_ex99.1.htm</title><!--Document Created by EDGARMaster--></head><BODY style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: 0px 7%" scroll="yes"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="right"><strong>EXHIBIT 99.1</strong></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><table style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cols="4" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" border="0" >    <tr><td width="9%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><img src="img001.jpg"   ></p></td><td width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="40%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b><font size="5">AVINO SILVER &amp;</font></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b><font size="5">GOLD MINES LTD.</font></b></p></td><td width="50%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b><font color="#0080ff">T</font></b> 604.682.3701 Suite 900, 570 Granville Street ir@avino.com</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b><font color="#0080ff">F</font></b> 604.682.3600 Vancouver, BC V6C 3P1 www.avino.com</p></td></tr></table></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><table style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cols="2" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" border="0" >    <tr><td width="50%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td width="50%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="right">NYSE - MKT: <b>ASM</b></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="right">TSX-V: <b>ASM</b></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px">July 19, 2016</p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="right">&nbsp;FSE: <b>GV6</b></p></td></tr></table></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b></b>&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>AVINO ANNOUNCES Q2 2016 PRODUCTION RESULTS</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>Avino Silver &amp; Gold Mines Ltd. (ASM: TSX-V, ASM: NYSE&#8211;MKT, GV6: FSE, "Avino" or "the Company") </b>is pleased to report its second quarter 2016 production results from its Avino property near Durango, Mexico. </p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">"Avino is pleased to report another solid quarter of production results. During the quarter we produced 629,780 silver equivalent ounces. In the same quarter last year, we produced 819,300 silver equivalent ounces, however, during the current quarter we replaced the bearings in the ball mill in Mill Circuit 3 which contributed to lower milling rates. Up to this quarter, Avino had delivered 11 consecutive quarters of comparative growth; with these repairs complete we're excited about our ability to maintain smooth and consistent operations with the transition to commercial production at the Avino Mine now complete. </p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Overall, we experienced another exciting quarter. Not only did we transition to commercial production but we also received the remaining key permits to construct the new tailings storage facility which we plan to start before the end of the year. By achieving our milestones, and with the help of stronger metal prices, we continue to meet our objective of being a top-tier junior silver producer." </p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="right"><font size="2">David Wolfin, President, CEO &amp; Director, Avino Silver &amp; Gold Mines Ltd.</font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp; </p><table id="pagebreakaeb29056-ef7e-4bb3-9a1c-eb6a39d9bf0c" class="pagebreak" style="WIDTH: 100%; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">    <tr><td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">1</td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td><div style="WIDTH: 100%; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; LINE-HEIGHT: 0px"></div></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="left"><b>Consolidated Second Quarter 2016 Production Highlights </b><b><u>(Compared to Second Quarter 2015)</u></b><b></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Comparative production results from the second quarter 2016 and the second quarter 2015 are presented below:</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><table style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="85%" align="center" border="0" >    <tr><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Q2</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>2016</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Q2</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>2015</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>%</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Change</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Silver Produced (oz) <i>calculated</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">380,620</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">451,505</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-16%</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Gold Produced (oz) <i>calculated</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,509</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,891</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-20%</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Copper Produced (Lbs) <i>calculated</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,054,935</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,256,164</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-16%</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Silver Eq. Produced (oz) <i>calculated*</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">629,780</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">819,299</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-23%</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;__________</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><i>* Metal Production is expressed in terms of silver equivalent ounces, (oz Ag Eq.), the formula for which depends on the gold and silver metal prices used in each year and hence are only indicative. </i></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><table style="FONT: 10pt times new roman" width="100%" border="0" >    <tr><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">&#183;</font></p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Silver equivalent production decreased by 23% to 629,780 oz*</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">&#183;</font></p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Silver production decreased by 16% to 380,620 oz</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">&#183;</font></p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Gold production decreased by 20% to 1,509 oz</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">&#183;</font></p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Copper production decreased by 16% to 1,054,935 Lbs</p></td></tr></table></p><b><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" ><table id="pagebreak89bb2e2b-e030-4ee1-991d-a6740918f3ac" class="pagebreak" style="WIDTH: 100%; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">    <tr><td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">2</td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td><div style="WIDTH: 100%; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; LINE-HEIGHT: 0px"></div></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></b><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>Avino Mine Second Quarter 2016 Production Highlights</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Comparative figures for the second quarter 2016 and the second quarter 2015 for the Avino Mine are as follows; production figures for the second quarter 2016 include production from Mill Circuit 3 as well as Mill Circuit 2 during June:</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><table style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" >    <tr><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Q2</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>2016</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Q2</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>2015</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Quarterly</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Change %</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>2016 YTD</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Totals</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Tonnes Mined</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">101,400</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">94,323</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">8</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">200,599</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Underground Advancement (m)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,242</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,161</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">7</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2,385</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Mill Availability (%)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">87</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">97</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-10</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">92</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Mill Feed (dry tonnes)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">97,666</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">102,416</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-5</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">217,181</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Feed Grade Silver (g/t)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">64</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">63</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">66</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Feed Grade Gold (g/t)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">0.26</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">0.30</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-12</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">0.26</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Feed Grade Copper (%)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">0.55</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">0.63</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-14</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">0.56</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Recovery Silver (%)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">85</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">85</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">0</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">86</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Recovery Gold (%)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">60</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">73</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-19</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">64</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Recovery Copper (%)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">90</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">88</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">89</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Copper Concentrate (dry tonnes)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2,222</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2,319</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-4</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">4,934</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Copper Concentrate Grade Silver (kg/t)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2.36</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2.34</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2.49</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Copper Concentrate Grade Gold (g/t)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">6.90</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">9.65</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-29</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">7.43</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Copper Concentrate Grade Copper (%)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">21.54</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">24.57</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-12</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">22.12</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Silver Produced (kg)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">5,250</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">5,436</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-3</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">12,287</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Gold Produced (g)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">15,317</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">22,365</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-32</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">36,671</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Copper Produced (Kg)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">478,511</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">569,787</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-16</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,091,276</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Silver Produced (oz) <i>calculated</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">168,787</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">174,779</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-3</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">395,051</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Gold Produced (oz) <i>calculated</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">492</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">719</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-32</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,179</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Copper Produced (Lbs) c<i>alculated</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,054,935</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,256,164</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-16</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2,405,849</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Silver Equivalent Produced (oz) <i>calculated*</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">341,521</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">458,324</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-25</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">815,726</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table><p style="MARGIN: 0px">__________</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><i>* Metal Production is expressed in terms of silver equivalent ounces, (oz Ag Eq.), the formula for which depends on the gold and silver metal prices used in each year and hence are only indicative. </i></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>Second Quarter 2016 Highlights</b><i></i></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font face="Symbol"><table style="FONT: 10pt times new roman" width="100%" border="0" >    <tr><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">&#183;</font></p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="justify">Mill availability was down 10% due to required maintenance on the Mill Circuit 3 ball mill</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">&#183;</font></p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="justify">Lower copper and gold feed grades of 14% and 12% respectively were a result of variability in the resource block; the lower feed grades caused a decrease in the concentrate grades of 12% and 29% for gold and copper respectively, as well as a 19% decrease for the recovery of gold.</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">&#183;</font></p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="justify">As a result of the above, copper, gold and silver production decreased by 16%, 32% and 3% respectively compared to the corresponding quarter in 2015, resulting in a 25% decrease in silver equivalent production</p></td></tr></table></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" ><table id="pagebreaka5bbfbdb-b26e-4e67-abda-53abff06a231" class="pagebreak" style="WIDTH: 100%; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">    <tr><td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">3</td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td><div style="WIDTH: 100%; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; LINE-HEIGHT: 0px"></div></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>San Gonzalo Mine Second Quarter 2016 Production Highlights</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Comparative figures for the second quarter 2016 and the second quarter 2015 for the San Gonzalo mine are as follows; production figures for the second quarter 2016 include production from Mill Circuit 1 as well as Mill Circuit 2 during April and May.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><table style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" >    <tr><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Q2</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>2016</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Q2</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>2015</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Quarterly</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Change %</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="hdcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" valign="bottom" width="9%" colspan="2" align="center"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>2016 YTD</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center"><b>Totals</b></p></td><td valign="bottom"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Tonnes Mined</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">24,813</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">27,780</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-11</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">49,215</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Underground Advancement (m)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,098</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,105</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-1</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2,282</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Mill Availability (%)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">94</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">97</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-3</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">95</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Mill Feed (dry tonnes)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">33,946</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">33,351</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">54,548</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Feed Grade Silver (g/t)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">237</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">312</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-24</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">269</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Feed Grade Gold (g/t)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1.310</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1.498</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-13</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1.56</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Recovery Silver (%)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">82</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">83</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-1</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">83</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Recovery Gold (%)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">71</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">73</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-3</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">74</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%">%</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Bulk Concentrate (dry tonnes)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,261.78</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,298</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-3</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2,062</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Bulk Concentrate Grade Silver (kg/t)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">5.187</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">6.630</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-22</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">5.834</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Bulk Concentrate Grade Gold (g/t)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">20.97</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">28.08</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-25</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">23.31</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Silver Produced (kg)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">6,589</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">8,607</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-23</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">12,147</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Gold Produced (g)</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">31,645</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">36,458</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-13</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">63,389</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Silver Produced (oz) <i>calculated</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">211,833</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">276,726</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-23</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">390,535</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Gold Produced (oz) <i>calculated</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,017</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">1,172</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-13</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">2,038</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td valign="top"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Total Silver Equivalent Produced (oz) <i>calculated*</i></p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">288,259</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">360,975</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">-20</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px" valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">%</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td id="ffcell" valign="bottom" width="9%" align="right">529,986</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table><p style="MARGIN: 0px">__________&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><i>* Metal Production is expressed in terms of silver equivalent ounces, (oz Ag Eq.), the formula for which depends on the gold and silver metal prices used in each year and hence are only indicative. </i></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>Second Quarter 2016 Highlights</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font face="Symbol"><table style="FONT: 10pt times new roman" width="100%" border="0" >    <tr><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">&#183;</font></p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="justify">Feed grades for silver and gold decreased by 24% and 13% respectively due to lower grade material from the San Gonzalo stockpile being processed using Mill Circuit 2, accordingly, the silver and gold grades in the concentrate also decreased by 22% and 25% respectively resulting in a 23% decrease for the production of silver and a 13% decrease for the production of gold or a 20% decrease in the production of silver equivalent ounces</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td valign="top" width="45"><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">&#183;</font></p></td><td><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="justify">Mill availability decreased by 3% over the same period last year due routine planned maintenance on Mill Circuit 1</p></td></tr></table></font>&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>Quality Assurance/Quality Control</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Mill assays are performed at the Avino property's on-site lab. Check samples are sent to Inspectorate Labs in Reno, Nevada for verification. All concentrate shipments are assayed by one of the following independent third party labs: AHK, LSI, Alex Stewart and SGS.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><table id="pagebreak0c773c1c-804f-4f95-a13e-6d533fb0688c" class="pagebreak" style="WIDTH: 100%; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">    <tr><td class="hpbhr">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">4</td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td><div style="WIDTH: 100%; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; LINE-HEIGHT: 0px"></div></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>Qualified Person(s)</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Avino's Mexican projects are under the supervision of Chris Sampson, P.Eng, Avino consultant and Jasman Yee P.Eng, Avino director, who are both qualified persons within the context of National Instrument 43-101. Both have reviewed and approved the technical data in this news release.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>About Avino</b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Avino's mission is to create shareholder value through profitable organic growth at the historic Avino property near Durango, Mexico, and the Bralorne property in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. We are committed to managing all business activities in an environmentally responsible and cost-effective manner while contributing to the well-being of the communities in which we operate.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp; </p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b>ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD</b><font size="2"></font></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><b><i>"David Wolfin"</i></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">________________________________ </p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">David Wolfin</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">President &amp; CEO</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">Avino Silver &amp; Gold Mines Ltd.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><em>Under National Instrument 43-101, the Company is required to disclose that it has not based its production decisions on NI 43-101-compliant reserve estimates, preliminary economic assessments, or feasibility studies, and historically production decisions made without such reports have increased uncertainty and higher technical and economic risks of failure. These risks include, among others, areas that are analyzed in more detail in a feasibility study or preliminary economic assessment, such as the application of economic analysis to mineral resources, more detailed metallurgical and other specialized studies in areas such as mining and recovery methods, market analysis, and environmental, social, and community impacts. The Company's decision to place a mine into operation at levels intended by management, expand a mine, make other production-related decisions, or otherwise carry out mining and processing operations is largely based on internal non-public Company data, and on reports based on exploration and mining work by the Company and by geologists and engineers engaged by the Company. The results of this work are evident in the Company's discovery of the San Gonzalo resource, and in the Company's record of mineral production and financial returns since operations at levels intended by management commenced at the San Gonzalo Mine in 2012. This approach was applied for the advancement of the Avino Mine project, for which similar risks and uncertainties were identified.</em><i></i></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><i>Safe Harbor Statement - This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (together, the "forward looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including our belief as to the extent and timing of various studies including the PEA, exploration results, the potential tonnage, grades and content of deposits, and timing, establishment and extent of resource estimates. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and the dates of technical reports, as applicable. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the future circumstances, outcomes or results anticipated in or implied by such forward-looking statements will occur or that plans, intentions or expectations upon which the forward-looking statements are based will occur. While we have based these forward-looking statements on our expectations about future events as at the date that such statements were prepared, the statements are not a guarantee that such future events will occur and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which could cause events or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.</i></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><i>Such factors and assumptions include, among others, the effects of general economic conditions, the price of gold, silver and copper, changing foreign exchange rates and actions by government authorities, uncertainties associated with legal proceedings and negotiations and misjudgments in the course of preparing forward-looking information. In addition, there are known and unknown risk factors which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Known risk factors include risks associated with project development; the need for additional financing; operational risks associated with mining and mineral processing; fluctuations in metal prices; title matters; uncertainties and risks related to carrying on business in foreign countries; environmental liability claims and insurance; reliance on key personnel; the potential for conflicts of interest among certain of our officers, directors or promoters with certain other projects; the absence of dividends; currency fluctuations; competition; dilution; the volatility of our common share price and volume; tax consequences to U.S. investors; and other risks and uncertainties. Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We are under no obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements except as required under applicable securities laws.</i></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><i>Cautionary Note to United States Investors - The information contained herein and incorporated by reference herein has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ from the requirements of United States securities laws. In particular, the term "resource" does not equate to the term "reserve". The Securities Exchange Commission's (the "SEC") disclosure standards normally do not permit the inclusion of information concerning "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" or "inferred mineral resources" or other descriptions of the amount of mineralization in mineral deposits that do not constitute "reserves" by SEC standards, unless such information is required to be disclosed by the law of the Company's jurisdiction of incorporation or of a jurisdiction in which its securities are traded. U.S. investors should also understand that "inferred mineral resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. Disclosure of "contained ounces" is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute "reserves" by SEC standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures.</i></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><i>Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.</i></p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px"><table style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT: 10pt TIMES NEW ROMAN; MARGIN: auto" cellspacing="0" cols="3" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" border="0" >    <tr><td width="10%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td><td width="80%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="center">5</p></td><td width="10%"><p style="MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></td></tr></table></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px">&nbsp;</p></BODY></html>
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