SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
San Gonzalo Mine [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Estimated remaining life (in years)	0.8 years	1.8 years	2.8 years
Avino Mine [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Estimated remaining life (in years)	10.3 years	11.3 years

The useful lives or depreciation rates used for property, plant and equipment. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 16
-IssueDate 2016-01-13
-Paragraph 73
-Subparagraph c
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=16&date=2016-03-30&anchor=para_73_c&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2016-03-31

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