Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd.: Operational Update

Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. ("Avino" or "the Company") (TSX
VENTURE:ASM)(NYSE MKT:ASM)(NYSE Amex:ASM)(BERLIN:GV6)(FRANKFURT:GV6) is pleased
to provide the following update of activities at its Avino mine operation
located near Durango, Mexico. 


San Gonzalo Development

Underground mining development is ongoing and potential mill feed has been
stockpiled for future treatment. The decline from level 4 to level 5 has
advanced 75 metres to date, and a total of 293 metres remain until the level
5elevation of 2129 metres is reached. Water has been encountered during the ramp
advance and a permanent cut out for a sump has been installed. Electric
dewatering pumps have been installed to minimize the loss in productivity of the
daily ramp advance. Parts to repair the jumbo have been ordered and we expect to
have it in operation sometime in November to increase the rate of daily ramp
advance. The jumbo will replace the jacklegs that are currently being used.
Ventilation has been improved with the purchase of additional fans and the
installation of vent raises to the old workings.


Mining in stope 3-200 has been completed and we are in the process of drawing
material out of the stope and hauling to the surface stockpile located near the
crushing plant. Mining on stope 3-100 has been on hold pending the purchase of a
2yd scoop.


Drifting along the San Gonzalo vein on level 4 both South East and North West of
the CRO Oriente Cross cut is ongoing, Avino staff channel sample the face after
each round. These samples are analyzed for silver, gold, copper, lead and zinc
by fire assay and AA methods at the company's own lab at the mine, providing a
quick estimate of vein width, and grade. Channel samples are then taken from the
back and sent for assay by Inspectorate Labs for public release in compliance
with NI 43-101 (Refer to assay methods in QA/QC section below). The lengths
sampled from the back, to date are as follows:




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Length along      Average    Silver      Gold    Copper      Lead      Zinc
Vein (m)        Width (m)     (g/t)     (g/t)     (ppm)     (ppm)     (ppm)
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North West of CRO Oriente Cross Cut                                        
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26.79                1.67       518      2.58       560      6500      7540
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13.64                1.60        80      0.68       300      4390      7690
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17.02                1.53       622      3.33       600      8350     13930
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South East of CRO Oriente Cross Cut                                        
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4.56                 2.31       357      1.56       600      7430     23890
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The vein on level 4 to the North-West of the CRO Oriente Cross Cut has increased
in width to 3 meters. We now are able to use the "Cut & Fill" mining technique
allowing Avino to develop mill feed faster and more cost effectively than
"Shrinkage Stoping". 


Total stockpile tonnage from San Gonzalo to date near the crushing plant is
22,868 tonnes and consists of development and mineralized material from levels
two, three and four and the draw down from stope 3-200. With enough mill feed
now on hand to supply the 250 tonne per day operation ("TPD") for 9 months,
Avino plans to switch from milling old above ground ET stockpiles to the
higher-grade San Gonzalo material in the first week of October and will ramp up
to full capacity in the months that follow.


With the increase in the number of underground work areas, a new air compressor
has been leased. This compressor will serve as a backup to the existing electric
compressor to supply air during peak periods.


ET (Avino Vein) Development

The 2012 drilling program on ET has been completed, nine holes were drilled.
Results of the first 6 holes were reported in the news releases dated April 5
2012, April 23 2012 and May 23 2012 . The results of holes ET-12-7, 8&9 are
provided below:




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                          Down hole                                        
                       intersection Length   Gold Silver Copper  Lead  Zinc
Hole #   Bearing Dip            (m) (m)(i)  (g/t)  (g/t)  (ppm) (ppm) (ppm)
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ET-12-07     336  64  305.40-324.70  19.30   0.06     39   4620  1550  1039
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ET-12-08     336  72  329.80-343.80  14.35   0.05     24   4361    77   314
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                      343.80-365.15  21.35   0.05     17   6122    69   417
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ET-12-09     336  72  339.55-387.40  47.85   0.03     19   4415    64   270
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(i) Down hole intersection lengths are reported, true widths are unknown



Data from this year's drilling together with that of 2006 and 2008 will be used
in preparing a new NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate for the ET zone by an
independent engineering firm. 


Construction of the water treatment plant has been completed; new submersible
pumps and plumbing connecting the pumps underground with the plant have been
installed. Water testing is scheduled to commence soon with the objective of
increasing the pH to meet agricultural standards. This is necessary in order to
receive permits to dewater the Avino mine historical workings and thus, for
Avino's expansion plans to continue. Outstanding issues at this stage include
the electric control system for starting and stopping the pumps and the
construction of a lime storage warehouse.


Procurement of key process equipment needed to separate the two circuits in the
mill building is ongoing. Avino plans to have a stand-alone 250 TPD circuit to
treat San Gonzalo ore and re-commission the 1,000 TPD circuit to treat Avino
(ET) ore once the mine has been dewatered. Permitting for the new tailings dam
is also underway. Upgrading the power line (if it represents the most logical
option) along with metallurgical testing of the drill core rejects is also
planned. 


Milling

The mill has been treating old ET stockpiles since May of 2011. During the month
of August, the mill processed approximately 6528 tonnes or roughly 210 TPD of
material from the old Avino ET stockpiles producing an estimated 115 tonnes of
concentrate grading approximately 3kg/t silver and 34g/t gold. Silver and gold
recoveries for the month were 68.9% and 56.4% respectively. These recoveries are
better than the historic mill recoveries of about 50% when the oxide material
was treated during the seventies, eighties and early nineties. Tonnage
throughput for August was about 500 tonnes higher than July. Plant availability
in August was 97% with power outages causing about half of the downtime hours.
So far in the month of September, the mill has averaged 250 TPD thanks to a
finer crushed product feeding the mill.


Two concentrate shipments were made during this period. They represent the
production of July and August. The weights of the first and second shipments
were 92.09 and 101.39 wet metric tonnes respectively. The assays of the first
shipment were 2934g/t silver and 43.9g/t gold. Assays for the second shipment
are not yet available. 


QA/QC Procedures

Assays of the channel samples were analyzed at Inspectorate labs in Reno,
Nevada. Gold analyses were by 30-gram fire assay with an atomic absorption
finish. Silver, copper, zinc and lead are analyzed as part of a multi-element
inductively coupled argon plasma ("ICP") package using a four-acid digestion
with over-limit results for silver being reanalyzed with assay procedures using
fire assay and gravimetric. Assays of shipped concentrate were performed by ERSA
Global, an accredited lab specializing in the assaying of concentrates for the
purposes of settlement between buyers and sellers.


ET diamond drill holes are drilled using Avino's own Long year 44 core rig at
thin wall NQ diameter. Core is sawed at Avino's core storage facility at the
secure mine site. Samples of vein material, usually from a few centimeters to
1.5m, are placed in plastic bags. The sealed sample bags are collected by
personnel from Inspectorate Labs in Durango at the mine site facilities.


Avino's projects are under the supervision of Chris Sampson, P.Eng, BSc, ARSM
Avino Consultant and Mr. Jasman Yee P.Eng, Avino director, who are both
qualified persons within the context of National Instrument 43-101. Both have
reviewed and approved the technical data in this news release.


About Avino

Founded in 1968, Avino's mission is to create shareholder value through
profitable growth at the historic Avino property near Durango, Mexico. We are
committed to managing all business activities in an environmentally responsible
and cost-effective manner, while contributing to the well-being of the community
in which we operate. 


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

David Wolfin, President & CEO

Safe Harbor Statement - This news release contains "forward-looking information"
and "forward-looking statements" (together, the "forward looking statements")
within the meaning of applicable securities laws and the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including our belief as to the extent
and timing of various studies including the PEA, and exploration results, the
potential tonnage, grades and content of deposits, timing and establishment and
extent of resources estimates. These forward-looking statements are made as of
the date of this news release and the dates of technical reports, as applicable.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements,
as there can be no assurance that the future circumstances, outcomes or results
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prepared, the statements are not a guarantee that such future events will occur
and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which
could cause events or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements.


Such factors and assumptions include, among others, the effects of general
economic conditions, the price of gold, silver and copper, changing foreign
exchange rates and actions by government authorities, uncertainties associated
with legal proceedings and negotiations and misjudgments in the course of
preparing forward-looking information. In addition, there are known and unknown
risk factors which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements
to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements
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include risks associated with project development; the need for additional
financing; operational risks associated with mining and mineral processing;
fluctuations in metal prices; title matters; uncertainties and risks related to
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projects; the absence of dividends; currency fluctuations; competition;
dilution; the volatility of the our common share price and volume; tax
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have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions,
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Cautionary Note to United States Investors - The information contained herein
and incorporated by reference herein has been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ from the requirements of
United States securities laws. In particular, the term "resource" does not
equate to the term "reserve". The Securities Exchange Commission's (the "SEC")
disclosure standards normally do not permit the inclusion of information
concerning "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" or
"inferred mineral resources" or other descriptions of the amount of
mineralization in mineral deposits that do not constitute "reserves" by SEC
standards, unless such information is required to be disclosed by the law of the
Company's jurisdiction of incorporation or of a jurisdiction in which its
securities are traded. U.S. investors should also understand that "inferred
mineral resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and
great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. Disclosure of
"contained ounces" is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however,
the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not
constitute "reserves" by SEC standards as in place tonnage and grade without
reference to unit measures.