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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

10.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

All related party transactions are recorded at the exchange amount which is the amount agreed to by the Company and the related party.

(a)

Key management personnel

The Company has identified its directors and certain senior officers as its key management personnel. The compensation costs for key management personnel for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Salaries, benefits, and consulting fees	$	243	$	190	$	742	$	523
Share-based payments		230		249		1,133		625
	$	473	$	439	$	1,875	$	1,148

(b)

Amounts due to/from related parties

In the normal course of operations the Company transacts with companies related to Avino’s directors or officers. All amounts payable and receivable are non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand. The following table summarizes the amounts due to / (from) related parties:

	September 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Oniva International Services Corp.	$	163		$	106
Directors		43			48
Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd.		(31	)		-
	$	175		$	154

For services provided to the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company pays Intermark Capital Corporation (“ICC”), a company controlled by David Wolfin, the Company’s president and CEO and also a director, for consulting services. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company paid $180 (September 30, 2020 - $166) to ICC.

(c)

Other related party transactions

The Company has a cost sharing agreement with Oniva International Services Corp. (“Oniva”) for office and administration services. Pursuant to the cost sharing agreement, the Company will reimburse Oniva for the Company’s percentage of overhead and corporate expenses and for out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. David Wolfin, President & CEO, and a director of the Company, is the sole owner of Oniva. The cost sharing agreement may be terminated with one-month notice by either party without penalty.

The transactions with Oniva during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are summarized below:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Salaries and benefits	$	172	$	143	$	550	$	461
Office and miscellaneous		91		43		273		208
	$	263	$	186	$	823	$	669