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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/14/13 -- Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: ASM)(NYSE MKT: ASM)(BERLIN: GV6)(FRANKFURT: GV6) ("Avino" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the following February 2013 production results from its San Gonzalo mine operation located on the Avino property near Durango, Mexico.
Production numbers from the past five months, as well as 2013 yearly totals are reported as follows:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monthly Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Change 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 % YTD SG----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Mill Feed (dry tonnes) 6,647 6,528 6,364 6,392 6,418 0.4 12,810----------------------------------------------------------------------------Average Daily Throughput (tpd) 214 218 235 228 229 0.4 229(i)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Days of Operation 31 30 27 28 28 0.0 56----------------------------------------------------------------------------Feed Grade Silver (g/t) 233 256 287 315 306 (2.9) 311(i)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Feed Grade Gold (g/t) 0.93 0.99 1.19 1.27 1.19 (6.5) 1.23(i)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Bulk Concentrate (dry tonnes) 180 177 181 197 166 (15.7) 363----------------------------------------------------------------------------Bulk Concentrate Grade Silver (kg/t) 7.04 7.37 7.90 8.32 9.43 13.3 8.83(i)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Bulk Concentrate Grade Gold (g/t) 25.0 25.4 28.6 29.1 30.4 4.4 29.7(i)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Recovery Silver (%) 82 78 78 81 80 (1.2) 80(i)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Recovery Gold (%) 72 69 68 70 66 (5.7) 68(i)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Mill Availability (%) 97.2 98.1 87.9 91.1 99.0 8.7 94.9(i)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Silver Produced (kg) 1,265 1,302 1,433 1,638 1,565 (4.5) 3,203----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Gold Produced (g) 4,489 4,487 5,185 5,722 5,036 12.0 10,758----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Silver Produced (oz) calculated 40,671 41,870 46,066 52,779 50,315 (4.5) 103,094----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Gold Produced (oz) calculated 144 144 167 184 162 (12.0) 346----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Silver Equivalent Produced (oz) 47,888 49,083 54,401 62,781 59,228 (5.7) 122,008---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (i)2013 year to date averageSilver equivalent for January and February were calculated using a 55:1ratio for silver to gold. For the months of October, November and December,a 50:1 ratio was used in the calculation. (The ratio was changed to reflectmore current gold and silver prices.) Mill production figures have not beenreconciled and are subject to adjustment with concentrate sales. Year-to-date and calculated figures may not add up due to rounding.
