Avino Provides Update on San Gonzalo Bulk Sample and 2011 Drill Program

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXV:ASM) reports an update on San Gonzalo bulk sample began and the 2011 drill program.

The press release is quoted as saying:

The monthly totals to February 11^th, were 1550 tonnes milled for production of 47 tonnes of concentrate grading 8.4 kg/t silver. Average month to date silver feed grade for February was 329 g/t at 77% recovery. This feed grade result is similar to the estimated resource grade of 332 g/t in the NI 43-101 report by Orequest 2009. Gold results are pending from the accredited lab of SGS in Durango, Mexico. Silver assays are from the on-site laboratory using aqua regia digestion followed by AA spectroscopy. Weekly check samples for silver and gold are sent to SGS, Durango.

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