Avino reports 2022 production of 2,655,502 silver equivalent ounces

Avino Silver & Gold Mines reports full year 2022 production results of 2,655,502 silver equivalent ounces. Fourth quarter production totaled 770,127 silver equivalent ounces which outperformed expectations. Production Highlights – Q4 2022: Silver equivalent production increased 42% to 770,127 oz; Silver production increased by 89% to 309,856 oz; Copper production increased by 37% to 1.5 million lbs; Gold production increased by 12% to 2,426 oz; Mill throughput increased by 45% to 150,292 tonnes. "The Avino Mine continued to outperform in the final quarter of 2022, building on our record third quarter production results," said David Wolfin, President and CEO of Avino. "We had an internal production estimate between 2.2 and 2.4 million silver equivalent ounces, and we beat the high end of that by over 250,000 silver equivalent ounces. This steady production reflects the quality of the Avino Mine asset as well as the mine site team’s ability to continually improve operations. We continue optimizing underground mining processes, growing and training a local workforce, and practicing sound financial responsibility at the mine site and at the corporate level. The dry-stack tailings facility has been completed along with the start-up testing and we are pleased to report that it is now fully operational. We have a 5-year goal to achieve intermediate producer status and the strategy in place to accomplish strong production growth over the next 5 years. We look forward to continuing improvement on our operational successes in 2023."