Drifting Results From San Gonzalo Vein

VANCOUVER, BC - Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. has now drifted along the San Gonzalo vein for over 200 meters to the northwest and 220 meters southeast of the main crosscut across from the ramp on level 5. The San Gonzalo Mine is located on the Avino property 80 km North East of Durango, Mexico.

Avino has taken face samples over 75 meters to the NW and 86 meters to the Southeast along the vein. These samples are assayed in Avino's own lab and provide a quick and inexpensive guide to vein width, grade and continuity. Before planning stops between levels 4 and 5, Avino samples the back (roof) of the vein. These samples are sent for independent analysis at Inspectorate Labs in Reno, Nevada.

The San Gonzalo vein usually contains the highest gold and silver values but we drift wider along the vein and sample the country rock on both sides of the vein. The wall rocks usually contain metal values, which decrease with distance from the SG vein. Thus we can plan mining over wider widths which provide more tonnage and wider stops permitting easier operation using shrinkage methods yet still provides feed grade to our mill well above cut-off.

We are very pleased to see that the vein retains the same width, high grades and continuity as we develop level 5. These sampling results are consistent with our expectations stemming from the Technical Report.