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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

11. 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 are as follows:

	2024		2023
Salaries, benefits, and consulting fees	$	1,203	$	1,184
Share-based payments		1,666		1,782
	$	2,869	$	2,966

(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 were due to/(from) related parties:

	December 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Oniva International Services Corp.	$	95		$	102
Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd.		(113	)		(269	)
	$	18		$	(167	)

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 year ended December 31, 2024, the Company paid $281 (December 31, 2023 - $285) 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, with a 2.5% markup. 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 are summarized below:

	2024		2023
Salaries and benefits	$	974	$	953
Office and miscellaneous		480		482
	$	1,454	$	1,435