EX-99.1 2 avino_ex991.htm CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS avino_ex991.htm

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

 

AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

 

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016



 
 
 
 

 

MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (the “Company”) are the responsibility of the Company’s management. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and reflect management’s best estimates and judgments based on information currently available.

 

Management has developed and is maintaining a system of internal controls to ensure that the Company’s assets are safeguarded, transactions are authorized and properly recorded, and financial information is reliable.

 

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities. The Audit Committee reviews the results of the annual audit and reviews the condensed consolidated interim financial statements prior to their submission to the Board of Directors for approval.

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statementsas at March 31, 2017, and for the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, have not been audited by the Company’s independent auditors.

 

“David Wolfin”   “Malcolm Davidson”
David Wolfin   Malcolm Davidson, CPA, CA
President & CEO   Chief Financial Officer

May 10, 2017

 

May 10, 2017

 

 
 
 
 

 

AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

(Expressed in US dollars - Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

March 31,

2017

(unaudited)

 

 

December 31,

2016

Restated

 

 

January 1,

2016

Restated

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Notes 2, 4)

 

 

(Notes 2, 4)

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

$ 7,654,982

 

 

$ 11,779,718

 

 

$ 5,401,109

 

Short-term investments

 

5

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

 

-

 

Amounts receivable

 

 

 

 

 

3,415,792

 

 

 

3,050,012

 

 

 

2,695,315

 

Taxes recoverable

 

6

 

 

 

4,521,941

 

 

 

3,529,415

 

 

 

2,205,950

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

 

 

 

2,027,692

 

 

 

965,176

 

 

 

850,473

 

Inventory

 

7

 

 

 

6,014,428

 

 

 

5,804,012

 

 

 

3,332,539

 

Total current assets

 

 

 

 

 

33,634,835

 

 

 

35,128,333

 

 

 

14,485,386

 

Exploration and evaluation assets

 

8

 

 

 

35,734,954

 

 

 

30,791,736

 

 

 

29,896,658

 

Plant, equipment and mining properties

 

10

 

 

 

27,924,121

 

 

 

27,738,747

 

 

 

18,593,232

 

Long-term investments

 

11

 

 

 

42,782

 

 

 

26,717

 

 

 

27,971

 

Reclamation bonds

 

 

 

 

 

109,218

 

 

 

108,364

 

 

 

105,130

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

$ 97,445,910

 

 

$ 93,793,897

 

 

$ 63,108,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

 

 

$ 3,195,103

 

 

$ 3,727,253

 

 

$ 3,019,198

 

Amounts due to related parties

 

12(b)

 

 

186,590

 

 

 

199,393

 

 

 

157,386

 

Current portion of term facility

 

13

 

 

 

6,666,667

 

 

 

4,666,667

 

 

 

4,666,667

 

Current portion of equipment loans

 

14

 

 

 

987,126

 

 

 

976,951

 

 

 

160,543

 

Current portion of finance lease obligations

 

15

 

 

 

1,244,213

 

 

 

1,434,741

 

 

 

1,311,956

 

Taxes payable

 

 

 

 

 

221,283

 

 

 

817,285

 

 

 

831,809

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

12,500,982

 

 

 

11,822,290

 

 

 

10,147,559

 

Term facility

 

13

 

 

 

2,666,667

 

 

 

4,666,667

 

 

 

5,333,333

 

Equipment loans

 

14

 

 

 

946,519

 

 

 

1,190,734

 

 

 

528,843

 

Finance lease obligations

 

15

 

 

 

1,180,543

 

 

 

1,376,933

 

 

 

1,665,848

 

Warrant liability

 

16

 

 

 

2,353,440

 

 

 

1,629,797

 

 

 

-

 

Reclamation provision

 

17

 

 

 

10,717,288

 

 

 

6,962,911

 

 

 

4,369,486

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

4,396,000

 

 

 

4,688,315

 

 

 

3,535,344

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

34,761,439

 

 

 

32,337,647

 

 

 

25,580,413

 

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

18

 

 

 

80,807,324

 

 

 

80,784,973

 

 

 

58,240,661

 

Equity reserves

 

 

 

 

 

9,362,030

 

 

 

9,100,033

 

 

 

9,330,107

 

Treasury shares (14,180 shares, at cost)

 

 

 

 

 

(97,100 )

 

 

(97,100 )

 

 

(97,100 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(6,233,619 )

 

 

(6,456,187 )

 

 

(6,360,914 )

Accumulated deficit

 

 

 

 

 

(21,154,164 )

 

 

(21,875,469 )

 

 

(23,584,790 )

Total equity

 

 

 

 

 

62,684,471

 

 

 

61,456,250

 

 

 

37,527,964

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

$ 97,445,910

 

 

$ 93,793,897

 

 

$ 63,108,377

 

 

Commitments – Note 21

Subsequent Event – Note 25

 

Approved by the Board of Directors on May 10, 2017:

 

Gary Robertson

 

Director

David Wolfin

 

Director

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements 

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(Expressed in US dollars - Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

Note

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restated

(Notes 2, 4)

 

Revenue from mining operations

 

19

 

 

$ 8,127,863

 

 

$ 2,002,728

 

Cost of sales

 

19

 

 

 

4,667,020

 

 

 

710,839

 

Mine operating income

 

 

 

 

 

3,460,843

 

 

 

1,291,889

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

20

 

 

 

809,208

 

 

 

642,414

 

Share-based payments

 

18

 

 

 

261,375

 

 

 

-

 

Income before other items

 

 

 

 

 

2,390,260

 

 

 

649,475

 

Other items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

 

 

 

 

76,092

 

 

 

26,730

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on long-term investments

 

11

 

 

 

15,964

 

 

 

(5,866 )

Fair value adjustment on warrant liability

 

16

 

 

 

(715,686 )

 

 

-

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

(559,095 )

 

 

72,818

 

Finance cost

 

 

 

 

 

(40,628 )

 

 

-

 

Accretion of reclamation provision

 

17

 

 

 

(38,013 )

 

 

(24,419 )

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

(29,977 )

 

 

(28,683 )

Net income before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

1,098,917

 

 

 

690,055

 

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current income tax recovery (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

(706,878 )

 

 

3,379

 

Deferred income tax recovery (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

329,266

 

 

 

(651,188 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

(377,612 )

 

 

(647,809 )

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

721,305

 

 

 

42,246

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to income or loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation differences

 

 

 

 

 

222,568

 

 

 

1,256,151

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

$ 943,873

 

 

$ 1,298,397

 

Earnings per share

 

18(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

$ 0.01

 

 

$ 0.00

 

Diluted

 

 

 

 

$ 0.01

 

 

$ 0.00

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

18(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

52,435,668

 

 

 

37,752,975

 

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

53,494,526

 

 

 

37,893,805

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 
 
- 3 -
 
 

 

AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

(Expressed in US dollars - Unaudited) 

 

 

Restated (Notes 2, 4)

 

Note

 

 

Number of Common Shares

 

 

Share Capital Amount

 

 

Equity Reserves

 

 

Treasury Shares

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

Accumulated Deficit

 

 

Total Equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

37,298,009

 

 

$ 58,240,661

 

 

$ 9,330,107

 

 

$ (97,100 )

 

$ (6,360,914 )

 

$ (23,584,790 )

 

$ 37,527,964

 

Common shares issued for cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokered public offerings

 

 

 

 

 

1,009,398

 

 

 

1,012,421

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,012,421

 

Less share issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(85,056 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(85,056 )

Exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

185,000

 

 

 

131,313

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

131,313

 

Carrying value of stock options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

325,642

 

 

 

(325,642 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Stock options cancelled or expired

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(83,202 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

83,202

 

 

 

-

 

Net income for the period

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

42,246

 

 

 

42,246

 

Currency translation differences

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,256,151

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,256,151

 

Balance, March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

38,492,407

 

 

$ 59,624,981

 

 

$ 8,921,263

 

 

$ (97,100 )

 

$ (5,104,763 )

 

$ (23,459,342 )

 

$ 39,885,039

 

Balance, January 1, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

52,431,001

 

 

$ 80,784,973

 

 

$ 9,100,033

 

 

$ (97,100 )

 

$ (6,456,187 )

 

$ (21,875,469 )

 

$ 61,456,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares issued for cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

18

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

12,352

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,352

 

Carrying value of stock options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,999

 

 

 

(9,999 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Share-based payments

 

18

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

271,996

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

271,996

 

Net income for the period

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

721,305

 

 

 

721,305

 

Currency translation differences

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

222,568

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

222,568

 

Balance, March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

52,441,001

 

 

$ 80,807,324

 

 

$ 9,362,030

 

 

$ (97,100 )

 

$ (6,233,619 )

 

$ (21,154,164 )

 

$ 62,684,471

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements


 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in US dollars - Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restated

(Notes 2,4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash generated by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

$ 721,305

 

 

$ 42,246

 

Adjustments for non-cash items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax expense (recovery)

 

 

 

 

 

(329,266 )

 

 

651,188

 

Depreciation and depletion

 

 

 

 

 

468,499

 

 

 

75,085

 

Accretion of reclamation provision

 

 

 

 

 

38,013

 

 

 

24,419

 

Unrealized loss (gain) on investments

 

 

 

 

 

(15,964 )

 

 

5,866

 

Foreign exchange (gain)loss

 

 

 

 

 

132,281

 

 

 

(101,087 )

Fair value adjustment on warrant liability

 

 

 

 

 

715,686

 

 

 

-

 

Share-based payments

 

 

 

 

 

261,375

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,991,929

 

 

 

697,717

 

Net change in non-cash working capital items

 

22

 

 

 

(3,518,826 )

 

 

(1,209,288 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,526,897 )

 

 

(511,571 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares and units issued for cash, net of issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

12,352

 

 

 

1,058,677

 

Finance lease payments

 

 

 

 

 

(416,134 )

 

 

(368,300 )

Equipment loan payments

 

 

 

 

 

(225,687 )

 

 

(28,293 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

(629,469 )

 

 

662,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

(993,801 )

 

 

(4,910,689 )

Additions to plant, equipment and mining properties

 

 

 

 

 

(971,397 )

 

 

(329,992 )

Recovery of exploration costs from concentrate proceeds

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,294,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,965,198 )

 

 

(946,217 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash

 

 

 

 

 

(4,121,564 )

 

 

(795,704 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

 

 

 

(3,172 )

 

 

31,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, Beginning

 

 

 

 

 

11,779,718

 

 

 

5,401,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, Ending

 

 

 

 

$ 7,654,982

 

 

$ 4,637,163

 

 

Supplementary Cash Flow Information (Note 22)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (the “Company” or “Avino”) was incorporated in 1968 under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The Company is engaged in the production and sale of silver, gold, and copper and the acquisition, exploration, and advancement of mineral properties.

 

The Company’s head office and principal place of business is Suite 900, 570 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada. The Company is a reporting issuer in Canada and the United States, and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”), the NYSE MKT, and the Frankfurt and Berlin Stock Exchanges.

 

The Company owns interests in mineral properties located in Durango, Mexico, as well as in British Columbia and the Yukon, Canada. On October 1, 2012, the Company commenced production of silver and gold at levels intended by management at its San Gonzalo Mine, and on April 1, 2016, the Company commenced production of copper, silver, and gold at levels intended by management at its Avino Mine; both mines are located on the historic Avino property in the state of Durango, Mexico.

 

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

 

 

Statement of Compliance

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 – Interim Financial Reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). These condensed consolidated interim financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of application as the most recent annual consolidated financial statements of the Company, except as described under “Basis of Presentation” below and in Note 4 with respect to the change in presentation currency. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not contain all of the information required for full annual financial statements. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s December 31, 2016, annual consolidated financial statements, which were prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are expressed in US dollars and have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for financial instruments that have been measured at fair value. In addition, these condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting on a going concern basis. The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements as if the policies have always been in effect, except for the change in presentation currency as described below and in Note 4.

 

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in US dollars. The Company changed its presentation currency to US dollars from Canadian dollars effective January 1, 2017, as described in Note 4. The functional currency of the Company and its Canadian subsidiary is the Canadian dollar, while the functional currency of the Company’s Mexican subsidiaries is the US dollar.

 

Significant Accounting Judgments and Estimates

 

The Company’s management makes judgments in its process of applying the Company’s accounting policies to the preparation of its condensed consolidated interim financial statements. In addition, the preparation of financial data requires that the Company’s management make assumptions and estimates of the impacts on the carrying amounts of the Company’s assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period from uncertain future events and on the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates as the estimation process is inherently uncertain. Estimates are reviewed on an ongoing basis based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant under the circumstances. Revisions to estimates and the resulting impacts on the carrying amounts of the Company’s assets and liabilities are accounted for prospectively.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued)

 

 

 

Significant Accounting Judgments and Estimates (continued)

 

The critical judgments and estimates applied in the preparation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2017, are consistent with those applied and disclosed in Note 2 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, except for the change in presentation currency as described above and in Note 4.

 

Basis of Consolidation

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its Canadian and Mexican subsidiaries as follows:

 

Subsidiary

 

Ownership Interest

 

Jurisdiction

 

Nature of Operations

Oniva Silver and Gold Mines S.A. de C.V.

 

100%

 

Mexico

 

Mexican operations and administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promotora Avino, S.A. de C.V. (“Promotora”)

 

79.09%

 

Mexico

 

Holding company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compañía Minera Mexicana de Avino, S.A. de C.V.

(“Avino Mexico”)

 

98.45% direct

1.22% indirect (Promotora)

99.67% effective

 

Mexico

 

Mining and exploration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd.

 

100%

 

Canada

 

Mining and exploration

 

 

Intercompany balances and transactions, including unrealized income and expenses arising from intercompany transactions, are eliminated in preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

 

3. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

 

 

Changes in accounting standards not yet effective:

 

The Company has not early adopted any amendment, standard or interpretation that has been issued by the IASB but is not yet effective. The following accounting standards were issued but not yet effective as of March 31, 2017:

 

IFRS 15 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the IASB issued IFRS 15 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“IFRS 15”) which supersedes IAS 11 – Construction Contracts, IAS 18 – Revenue, IFRIC 13 – Customer Loyalty Programmes, IFRIC 15 – Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate, IFRIC 18 – Transfers of Assets from Customers, and SIC 31 – Revenue – Barter Transactions Involving Advertising Services. IFRS 15 establishes a comprehensive five-step model framework for the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from a contract with a customer. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company’s preliminary assessment is that the standard is not expected to have a significant impact on the recognition or measurement of revenue, and that the standard will require additional disclosures in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. As facts and circumstances may change during the period leading up to the initial date of recognition, the Company’s assessment of the potential impact is subject to change.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

3. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (continued)

 

 

 

IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments

In July 2014, the IASB issued the final version of IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) to replace IAS 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement in its entirety. IFRS 9 provides a revised model for recognition and measurement of financial instruments and a single, forward-looking ‘expected-loss’ impairment model, as well as a substantially reformed approach to hedge accounting. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted.

 

The classification of financial assets and liabilities is expected to remain consistent under IFRS 9, with the possible exception of equity securities. Under IFRS 9, the Company will have the option to designate equity securities as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income. If the Company does not make this election, changes in the fair value of equity securities will continue to be recognized in profit or loss in accordance with the Company’s current policy.

 

The introduction of the new ‘expected credit loss’ impairment model is not expected to have an impact on the Company, given the Company sells its concentrate to large international organizations with a negligible historical level of customer default, and the corresponding receivables from these sales are short term in nature.

 

The Company expects the above potential changes to be the only impacts, as the Company currently has no hedging arrangements. The above assessments were made based on an analysis of the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities at March 31, 2017, on the basis of the facts and circumstances that existed at that date. As facts and circumstances may change during the period leading up to the initial date of application, the Company’s assessment of the potential impact is subject to change.

 

IFRS 7 Financial Instruments – Disclosure

IFRS 7 was amended to require additional disclosures on transition from IAS 39 to IFRS 9. The standard is effective on adoption of IFRS 9, which is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard is expected to have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

IFRS 16 – Leases

In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16 – Leases (“IFRS 16”) which replaces IAS 17 – Leases and its associated interpretative guidance, and will be effective for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, provided the Company has adopted IFRS 15. This standard sets out a new model for lease accounting. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the final standard is expected to have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

4. CHANGE IN PRESENTATION CURRENCY

 

 

 

Effective January 1, 2017, the Company changed its presentation currency in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements to US dollars from Canadian dollars. The Company believes that the change in presentation currency will provide shareholders with a better reflection of the Company’s business activities and enhance the comparability of the Company’s financial information to peers.The change in presentation currency represents a voluntary change in accounting policy which is accounted for retrospectively. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for all periods presented have been translated into the new presentation currency in accordance with IAS 21 – The Effects of Change in Foreign Exchange Rates.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

4. CHANGE IN PRESENTATION CURRENCY (continued)

 

 

 

The condensed consolidated interim statements of operations and comprehensive income and the condensed consolidated interim statement of cash flows have been translated into the presentation currency using the average exchange rates prevailing during each reporting period. In the condensed consolidated interim statements of financial position, all assets and liabilities have been translated using the period-end exchange rates, and all resulting exchange differences have been recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Asset and liability amounts previously reported in Canadian dollars have been translated into US dollars as at January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016, using the period-end exchange rates of 1.3840 CAD/USD and 1.3427 CAD/USD, respectively, and shareholders’ equity balances have been translated using historical rates in effect on the date of thetransactions.

 

5. SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

The Company’s short-term investments consist of term deposits maturing within one year, with an interest rate of 0.8%. All term deposits are redeemable at any time without penalty.

 

At March 31, 2017, the Company’s short-term investments totalled $10,000,000 (December 31, 2016 - $10,000,000; January 1, 2016 - $Nil).

 

6. TAXES RECOVERABLE

 

 

 

The Company’s taxes recoverable consist of the Mexican I.V.A. (“VAT”) and income taxes recoverable and Canadian sales taxes (“GST/HST”) recoverable.

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

January 1,

2016

 

VAT recoverable

 

$ 4,424,937

 

 

$ 3,375,948

 

 

$ 1,185,711

 

GST/HST recoverable

 

 

97,004

 

 

 

153,467

 

 

 

123,791

 

Income taxes recoverable

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

896,448

 

 

 

$ 4,521,941

 

 

$ 3,529,415

 

 

$ 2,205,950

 

 

7. INVENTORY

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

January 1,

2016

 

Process material stockpiles

 

$ 2,416,826

 

 

$ 2,604,720

 

 

$ 2,434,943

 

Concentrate inventory

 

 

2,396,334

 

 

 

1,895,808

 

 

 

159,998

 

Materials and supplies

 

 

1,201,268

 

 

 

1,303,484

 

 

 

737,598

 

 

 

$ 6,014,428

 

 

$ 5,804,012

 

 

$ 3,332,539

 

 

The amount of inventory recognized as an expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017 totalled $4,667,020 (March 31, 2016 – $710,839), and includes production costs and depreciation and depletion directly attributable to the inventory production process.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

8. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

 

 

 

The Company has accumulated the following acquisition, exploration and evaluation costs which are not subject to depletion:

 

 

 

Durango,
Mexico

 

 

British Columbia, Canada

 

 

Yukon,
Canada

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2016

 

$ 15,241,740

 

 

$ 14,654,917

 

 

$ 1

 

 

$ 29,896,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs incurred during 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mine and camp costs

 

 

3,379,702

 

 

 

2,831,997

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,211,699

 

Provision for reclamation

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,656,790

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,656,790

 

Water treatment and tailing storage facility costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,249,064

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,249,064

 

Effect of movements in exchange rates

 

 

254,153

 

 

 

450,767

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

704,920

 

Depreciation of plant and equipment

 

 

203,350

 

 

 

467,944

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

671,294

 

Interest and financing costs

 

 

101,383

 

 

 

363,218

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

464,601

 

Drilling and exploration

 

 

305,065

 

 

 

59,488

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

364,553

 

Geological and related services

 

 

11,721

 

 

 

237,861

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

249,582

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

156,845

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

156,845

 

Assessments and taxes

 

 

80,722

 

 

 

20,938

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

101,660

 

Assays

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,006

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,006

 

Transfers

 

 

(7,011,990 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7,011,990 )

Sale of concentrate

 

 

(4,587,005 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4,587,005 )

Mineral exploration tax credit

 

 

-

 

 

 

(337,941 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(337,941 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

 

$ 7,978,841

 

 

$ 22,812,894

 

 

$ 1

 

 

$ 30,791,736

 

Costs incurred during 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for reclamation

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,542,203

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,542,203

 

Mine and camp costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

933,752

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

933,752

 

Effect of movements in exchange rates

 

 

62,201

 

 

 

179,804

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

242,005

 

Depreciation of plant and equipment

 

 

-

 

 

 

165,209

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

165,209

 

Interest and other costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

73,948

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

73,948

 

Geological and related services

 

 

-

 

 

 

56,477

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

56,477

 

Drilling and exploration

 

 

31,695

 

 

 

13,578

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

45,273

 

Assessments and taxes

 

 

38,193

 

 

 

6,749

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

44,942

 

Water treatment and tailing storage facility costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

29,825

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

29,825

 

Mineral exploration tax credit

 

 

-

 

 

 

(190,416 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(190,416 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2017

 

$ 8,110,930

 

 

$ 27,624,023

 

 

$ 1

 

 

$ 35,734,954

 


 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

8. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS (continued)

 

 

 

Additional information on the Company’s exploration and evaluation properties by region is as follows:

 

 

(a) Durango, Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

The Company’s subsidiary Avino Mexico owns 42 mineral claims and leases four mineral claims in the state of Durango, Mexico. The Company’s mineral claims in Mexico are divided into the following four groups:

 

 

(i) Avino mine area property

 

 

 

 

The Avino mine area property is situated around the towns of Panuco de Coronado and San Jose de Avino and surrounding the historic Avino mine site. There are four exploration concessions covering 154.4 hectares, 24 exploitation concessions covering 1,284.7 hectares, and one leased exploitation concession covering 98.83 hectares. Within the Avino mine site area is the Company’s San Gonzalo Mine, which achieved production at levels intended by management as of October 1, 2012, and on this date accumulated exploration and evaluation costs were transferred to mining properties.

 

 

 

 

(ii) Gomez Palacio property

 

 

 

 

The Gomez Palacio property is located near the town of Gomez Palacio, and consists of nine exploration concessions covering 2,549 hectares.

 

 

 

 

(iii) Santiago Papasquiaro property

 

 

 

 

The Santiago Papasquiaro property is located near the village of Santiago Papasquiaro, and consists of four exploration concessions covering 2,552.6 hectares and one exploitation concession covering 602.9 hectares.

 

 

 

 

(iv) Unification La Platosa properties

 

 

 

 

The Unification La Platosa properties, consisting of three leased concessions in addition to the leased concession described in note (i) above, are situated within the Avino mine area property near the towns of Panuco de Coronado and San Jose de Avino and surrounding the Avino Mine.

 

 

 

 

In February 2012, the Company’s wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary entered into a new agreement with Minerales de Avino, S.A. de C.V. (“Minerales”) whereby Minerales has indirectly granted to the Company the exclusive right to explore and mine the La Platosa property known as the “ET zone”. The ET zone includes the Avino Mine, where production at levels intended by management was achieved on April 1, 2016.

 

 

 

 

Under the agreement, the Company has obtained the exclusive right to explore and mine the property for an initial period of 15 years, with the option to extend the agreement for another 5 years. In consideration of the granting of these rights, the Company issued 135,189 common shares with a fair value of $250,100 during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

8. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS (continued)

 

 

(a) Durango, Mexico (continued)

 

 

(iv) Unification La Platosa properties (continued)

 

 

 

 

The Company has agreed to pay to Minerales a royalty equal to 3.5% of net smelter returns (“NSR”). In addition, after the start of production, if the minimum monthly processing rate of the mine facilities is less than 15,000 tonnes, then the Company must pay to Minerales a minimum royalty equal to the applicable NSR royalty based on the processing at a monthly rate of 15,000 tonnes.

 

 

 

 

Minerales has also granted to the Company the exclusive right to purchase a 100% interest in the property at any time during the term of the agreement (or any renewal thereof), upon payment of $8 million within 15 days of the Company’s notice of election to acquire the property. The purchase would be subject to a separate purchase agreement for the legal transfer of the property.

 

 

 

 

The Company commenced production at levels intended by management at the Avino Mine on April 1, 2016. In connection with the transition to production at levels intended by management, the Company assessed the $7,011,990 estimated carrying value of Avino Mine exploration and evaluation assets for impairment and determined that the recoverable amount exceeded the carrying value of the CGU. The Company subsequently transferred the carrying value to inventory in the amount of $2,538,740 and to mining properties in the amount of $4,473,250.

 

 

 

 

In the periods before production at levels intended by management had been achieved, the Company recorded in its statement of financial position the costs of extracting and processing mineralized material from the Avino Mine as exploration and evaluation costs, and recorded a reduction to the carrying value of those costs for any proceeds from sales of Avino Mine concentrate. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company reduced its exploration and evaluation costs in the consolidated statement of financial position by $4,587,005 for sales of 2,603 tonnes of Avino Mine copper/silver/gold concentrate, prior to commencing production at levels intended by management on April 1, 2016.

 

 

(b) British Columbia, Canada

 

 

(i) Bralorne Mine

 

 

 

 

The Company owns a 100% undivided interest in certain mineral properties located in the Lillooet Mining Division. There is an underlying agreement on 12 crown grants in which the Company is required to pay 1.6385% of net smelter proceeds of production from the claims, and pay fifty cents Canadian (C$0.50) per ton of ore produced from these claims if the ore grade exceeds 0.75 ounces per ton gold.

 

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company acquired land and mineral claims for the Bralorne Mine project in connection with ongoing plans for exploration and potential expansion. The acquisitions included nine mineral claims covering approximately 2,114 hectares in the Lillooet Mining Division of British Columbia (the “BRX Property”), for which the Company paid $48,410 and issued 10,000 common shares at their TSX-V market value of $22,347. The BRX Property carries a 1% net smelter returns royalty to a maximum of C$250,000, and a 2.5% net smelter returns royalty.
 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

8. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS (continued)

 

 

(b) British Columbia, Canada (continued)

 

 

(ii) Minto and Olympic-Kelvin properties

 

 

 

 

The Company’s mineral claims in British Columbia encompass two additional properties, Minto and Olympic-Kelvin, each of which consists of 100% owned Crown-granted mineral claims located in the Lillooet Mining Division.

 

 

(c) Yukon, Canada

 

 

 

 

 

The Company has a 100% interest in 14 quartz leases located in the Mayo Mining Division of Yukon, Canada which collectively comprise the Eagle property.

 

9. NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

 

 

 

At March 31, 2017, the Company had an effective 99.67% (December 31, 2016- 99.67%; January 1, 2016 – 99.67%) interest in its subsidiary Avino Mexico and the remaining 0.33% (December 31, 2016- 0.33%; January 1, 2016 – 0.33%) interest represents a non-controlling interest. The accumulated deficit and current period income attributable to the non-controlling interest are insignificant and accordingly have not been recognized in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

   

10. PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND MINING PROPERTIES

 

 

 

Mining

properties

 

 

Office equipment, furniture, and fixtures

 

 

Computer equipment

 

 

Mine machinery and transportation equipment

 

 

Mill machinery and processing equipment

 

 

Buildings

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

COST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2016

 

 

4,427,701

 

 

 

66,651

 

 

 

224,545

 

 

 

10,175,329

 

 

 

7,342,421

 

 

 

1,462,197

 

 

 

23,698,844

 

Additions

 

 

5,748,689

 

 

 

15,873

 

 

 

27,487

 

 

 

4,720,276

 

 

 

272,911

 

 

 

1,177,935

 

 

 

11,963,171

 

Effect of movements in exchange rates

 

 

13,681

 

 

 

206

 

 

 

694

 

 

 

31,440

 

 

 

22,687

 

 

 

4,518

 

 

 

73,226

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

 

10,190,071

 

 

 

82,730

 

 

 

252,726

 

 

 

14,927,045

 

 

 

7,638,019

 

 

 

2,644,650

 

 

 

35,735,241

 

Additions

 

 

367,495

 

 

 

10,105

 

 

 

2,783

 

 

 

280,262

 

 

 

147,677

 

 

 

200,893

 

 

 

1,009,215

 

Effect of movements in exchange rates

 

 

13,660

 

 

 

111

 

 

 

339

 

 

 

20,008

 

 

 

10,238

 

 

 

3,545

 

 

 

47,901

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

 

10,571,226

 

 

 

92,946

 

 

 

255,848

 

 

 

15,227,315

 

 

 

7,795,934

 

 

 

2,849,088

 

 

 

36,792,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCUMULATED DEPLETION AND DEPRECIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2016

 

 

1,170,392

 

 

 

27,220

 

 

 

88,778

 

 

 

2,761,840

 

 

 

618,128

 

 

 

439,254

 

 

 

5,105,612

 

Additions

 

 

1,109,914

 

 

 

9,089

 

 

 

26,524

 

 

 

1,435,813

 

 

 

226,434

 

 

 

67,332

 

 

 

2,875,106

 

Effect of movements in exchange rates

 

 

3,616

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

8,534

 

 

 

1,910

 

 

 

1,357

 

 

 

15,776

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

 

2,283,922

 

 

 

36,394

 

 

 

115,576

 

 

 

4,206,187

 

 

 

846,472

 

 

 

507,943

 

 

 

7,996,494

 

Additions

 

 

360,170

 

 

 

1,910

 

 

 

5,837

 

 

 

420,739

 

 

 

53,291

 

 

 

19,075

 

 

 

861,022

 

Effect of movements in exchange rates

 

 

3,061

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

5,638

 

 

 

681

 

 

 

10,720

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

 

2,647,153

 

 

 

38,354

 

 

 

121,568

 

 

 

4,628,061

 

 

 

905,401

 

 

 

527,699

 

 

 

8,868,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET BOOK VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At March 31, 2017

 

 

7,924,073

 

 

 

54,592

 

 

 

134,280

 

 

 

10,599,254

 

 

 

6,890,533

 

 

 

2,321,389

 

 

 

27,924,121

 

At December 31, 2016

 

 

7,906,149

 

 

 

46,336

 

 

 

137,150

 

 

 

10,720,858

 

 

 

6,791,547

 

 

 

2,136,707

 

 

 

27,738,747

 

At January 1, 2016

 

 

3,257,309

 

 

 

39,431

 

 

 

135,767

 

 

 

7,413,488

 

 

 

6,724,293

 

 

 

1,022,943

 

 

 

18,593,232

 

 

Plant, equipment and mining properties includes assets under construction of $1,054,051 as at March 31, 2017 (December 31, 2016 - $1,001,211; January 1, 2016 –$380,082), on which no depreciation was charged in the periods then ended.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

11. LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

The Company classifies its long-term investments designated at fair value through profit and loss.

 

Long-term investments are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Unrealized
Gains

 

 

Fair Value

March 31,

 

 

Fair Value

December 31,

 

 

Fair Value
January 1,

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

 (Losses)

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2016

 

(a) Avaron Mining Corp.

 

$ 28,902

 

 

$ (28,902 )

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

(b) Benz Mining Corp.

 

 

10,477

 

 

 

(9,163 )

 

 

1,314

 

 

 

559

 

 

 

1,445

 

(c) Levon Resources Ltd.

 

 

580

 

 

 

21,678

 

 

 

22,258

 

 

 

15,248

 

 

 

9,182

 

(d) VBI Vaccines Inc.

 

 

2,480

 

 

 

16,730

 

 

 

19,210

 

 

 

10,910

 

 

 

17,344

 

(e) Oniva International Services Corp.

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

$ 42,440

 

 

$ 342

 

 

$ 42,782

 

 

$ 26,717

 

 

$ 27,971

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $15,964 (March 31, 2016 – unrealized loss of $5,866) on its long-term investments, representing the change in fair value during the period. Further, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $101 (March 31, 2016 – unrealized loss of $1,497) on its long-term investments, representing the effects of foreign exchange during the period.

 

 

(a) Avaron Mining Corp. (“Avaron”)

 

 

 

 

In January 2012, the Company acquired 150,000 common shares of Avaron at a cost of C$15,000. In April 2013, Avino received an additional 250,000 common shares at a cost of C$25,000.As at January 1, 2016, the carrying value of the Avaron shares was written down to $Nil.

 

 

(b) Benz Mining Corp. (“Benz”)

 

 

 

 

 

In April 2013, the Company acquired 50,000 common shares of Benz, and the value assigned at the time to the investment was based on the market price of Benz’s common shares on the date the agreement was entered into.

 

 

 

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, Benz completed a 1:10 share consolidation. Subsequent to the share consolidation, the Company now holds 5,000 common shares of Benz.

 

 

(c) Levon Resources Ltd. (“Levon”)

 

 

 

 

 

The Company’s investment in Levon consists of 70,600 common shares with a quoted market value of $22,978 as at March 31, 2017 (December 31, 2016 – 70,600 common shares with a quoted market value of $15,248, January 1, 2016 – 70,600 common shares with a quoted market value of $9,182).

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

11. LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

 

(d) VBI Vaccines Inc. (“VBI”)

 

 

 

 

As at March 31, 2017, the Company’s investment in VBI (formerly SciVac Therapeutics Inc. (“SciVac”)) consists of 3,530 common shares with a quoted market value of $19,210 (December 31, 2016 – 3,530 common shares with a quoted market value of $10,910, January 1, 2016 – 141,200 common shares with a quoted market value of $17,344).

 

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, SciVac completed a reverse-takeover of VBI with VBI continuing as the surviving corporation. SciVac changed its name to VBI Vaccines Inc. and its trading symbol on the TSX to “VBV”, and listed its shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In connection with the VBI transaction, a 1:40 share consolidation of SciVac was effected on April 29, 2016, and SciVac’s shares began trading on a split-adjusted basis on May 2, 2016. Upon completion of the transaction, the Company held 3,530 common shares of VBI.

 

 

(e) Oniva International Services Corp. (“Oniva”)

 

 

 

 

Prior to December 2015, the Company held a 1/5 indirect beneficial ownership interest in Oniva International Services Corp. (“Oniva”), with four other companies holding equal 1/5 indirect beneficial ownership interests. David Wolfin and Malcolm Davidson, the Company’s CEO and CFO, serve as directors of Oniva, and certain of the Company’s directors and officers also serve in those capacities in the four other companies. The companies’ interests in Oniva were held in trust by David Wolfin until November 2015, when the beneficial ownership interests were dissolved, and legal and beneficial ownership was then solely held by Mr. Wolfin. See Note 12(c) for a description of transactions with Oniva and Note 21 for disclosure of the Company’s commitments with Oniva.

 

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

 

 

 

All related party transactions are recorded at the exchange amount which is the amount agreed to by the Company and the related party.

 

 

(a) Key management personnel

 

 

 

 

The Company has identified its directors and certain senior officers as its key management personnel. The compensation costs for key management personnel for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Salaries, benefits, and consulting fees

 

$ 203,999

 

 

$ 188,509

 

Share-based payments

 

 

238,445

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

$ 442,444

 

 

$ 188,509

 

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES (continued)

 

 

(b) Amounts due to/from related parties

 

 

 

 

In the normal course of operations the Company transacts with companies related to Avino’s directors or officers. All amounts payable and receivable are non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand. Advances to Oniva International Services Corp. of $242,627 (December 31, 2016 - $110,905, January 1, 2016 - $135,500) for expenditures to be incurred on behalf of the Company are included in prepaid expenses and other assets on the condensed consolidated interim statements of financial position as at March 31, 2017. As at March 31, 2017, December 31, 2016, and January 1, 2016, the following amounts were due to related parties:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

January 1,
2016

 

Oniva International Services Corp.

 

$ 138,385

 

 

$ 126,819

 

 

$ 118,703

 

Directors

 

 

42,158

 

 

 

44,919

 

 

 

34,495

 

Jasman Yee & Associates, Inc.

 

 

6,047

 

 

 

4,195

 

 

 

4,188

 

Intermark Capital Corp.

 

 

-

 

 

 

19,550

 

 

 

-

 

Wear Wolfin Designs Ltd.

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,910

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

$ 186,590

 

 

$ 199,393

 

 

$ 157,386

 

 

 

(c) Other related party transactions

 

 

 

 

The Company has a cost sharing agreement with Oniva International Services Corp. (“Oniva”) for office and administration services. Pursuant to the cost sharing agreement, the Company will reimburse Oniva for the Company’s percentage of overhead and corporate expenses and for out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. The cost sharing agreement may be terminated with one-month notice by either party without penalty.

 

 

 

 

The transactions with Oniva during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are summarized below:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

Salaries and benefits

 

$ 91,259

 

 

$ 82,018

 

Office and miscellaneous

 

 

143,172

 

 

 

186,985

 

Exploration and evaluation assets

 

 

82,647

 

 

 

62,329

 

 

 

$ 317,078

 

 

$ 331,332

 

 

 

For services provided to the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company pays Intermark Capital Corporation (“ICC”), a company controlled by David Wolfin, the Company’s president and CEO and also a director, for consulting services. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company paid $56,685 (March 31, 2016 - $54,581) to ICC.

 

 

 

 

 

The Company pays Jasman Yee & Associates, Inc. (“JYAI”) for operational, managerial, metallurgical, engineering and consulting services related to the Company’s activities. JYAI’s managing director is a director of the Company.For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company paid $23,717 and $21,061, respectively, to JYAI.

 

The Company pays Wear Wolfin Designs Ltd. (“WWD”), a company whose director is the brother-in-law of David Wolfin, for financial consulting services related to ongoing consultation with stakeholders and license holders. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company paid $5,669 and $5,458, respectively, to WWD.

  

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

13. TERM FACILITY

 

 

 

In July 2015, the Company entered into a $10,000,000 term facility with Samsung C&T U.K. Limited (“Samsung”). Interest is charged on the facility at a rate of U.S. dollar LIBOR (3 month) plus 4.75%, and the facility was to be repaid in 15 consecutive equal monthly instalments starting in June 2016.

 

Pursuant to the agreement, in August 2015, Avino commenced selling concentrates produced at the Avino Mine on an exclusive basis to Samsung, for a period of 24 months. Samsung pays for the concentrates at the prevailing metal prices for their silver, copper, and gold content at or about the time of delivery, less treatment, refining, shipping and insurance charges.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company and Samsung agreed to amend the term facility. Under the amendment, the Company made one repayment of $666,666 in June 2016, and will repay the remaining balance in 14 equal monthly instalments commencing in June 2017, and ending in July 2018. Pursuant to the amendment, the Company is tosell Avino Mine concentrates on an exclusive basis to Samsung until December 2019. The facility is secured by the concentrates produced under the agreement and by the common shares of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd.

 

The facility with Samsung relates to the sale of concentrates produced from the Avino Mine only and does not include concentrates produced from the San Gonzalo Mine that are sold to Samsung.

 

14. EQUIPMENT LOANS

 

 

 

The Company has entered into loans for mining equipment maturing in June 2018 and December 2020 with fixed interest rates of 4.35% and 4.75% per annum. The Company’s obligations under the loans are secured by the mining equipment. As at March 31, 2017, plant, equipment and mining properties includes a net carrying amount of $2,385,418 (December 31, 2016 - $2,507,549, January 1, 2016 -$706,345) for this mining equipment.

 

The contractual maturities and interest charges in respect of the Company’s obligations under equipment loans are as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,
2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

January 1,

2016

 

Not later than one year

 

$ 1,058,527

 

 

$ 1,060,091

 

 

$ 188,863

 

Later than one year and not later than five years

 

 

980,404

 

 

 

1,237,700

 

 

 

566,904

 

Less: Future interest charges

 

 

(105,286 )

 

 

(130,106 )

 

 

(66,381 )

Present value of loan payments

 

 

1,933,645

 

 

 

2,167,685

 

 

 

689,386

 

Less: Current portion

 

 

(987,126 )

 

 

(976,951 )

 

 

(160,543 )

Non-current portion

 

$ 946,519

 

 

$ 1,190,734

 

 

$ 528,843

 

 

The equipment loan credit facilities are a component of the master credit facilities described in Note 15.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

15. FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS

 

 

 

The Company has entered into mining equipment leases expiring between 2017 and 2020, with interest rates ranging from 2% to 11.99% per annum. The Company has the option to purchase the mining equipment at the end of the lease term for a nominal amount. The Company’s obligations under finance leases are secured by the lessor’s title to the leased assets. As at March 31, 2017, plant, equipment and mining properties includes a net carrying amount of $4,200,264 (December 31, 2016 - $4,801,047, January 1, 2016 - $5,897,535) for this leased mining equipment.

 

The contractual maturities and interest charges in respect of the Company’s finance lease obligations are as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,
2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

January 1,

2016

 

Not later than one year

 

$ 1,326,435

 

 

$ 1,527,031

 

 

$ 1,416,795

 

Later than one year and not later than five years

 

 

1,243,967

 

 

 

1,482,284

 

 

 

1,780,423

 

Less: Future interest charges

 

 

(145,646 )

 

 

(197,641 )

 

 

(219,414 )

Present value of loan payments

 

 

2,424,756

 

 

 

2,811,674

 

 

 

2,977,804

 

Less: Current portion

 

 

(1,244,213 )

 

 

(1,434,741 )

 

 

(1,311,956 )

Non-current portion

 

$ 1,180,543

 

 

$ 1,376,933

 

 

$ 1,665,848

 

 

 

The Company has two master credit facilities with equipment suppliers for a total of $10,375,400. The facilities are used to acquire equipment necessary for advancing operations at the San Gonzalo Mine and the Avino Mine, and for continuing exploration activityat the Bralorne Mine. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had $6,732,532 in available credit remaining under these facilities.

 

 

16. WARRANT LIABILITY

 

 

 

The Company’s warrant liability arises as a result of the issuance of warrants exercisable in U.S. dollars. As the denomination is different from the Canadian dollar functional currency of the entity issuing the underlying shares, the Company recognizes a derivative liability for these warrants and re-measures the liability at the end of each reporting period using the Black-Scholes model.

 

A reconciliation of the changes in the warrant liability during the three months ended March 31, 2017,and year ended December 31, 2016, is as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

Balance at beginning of the period

 

$ 1,629,797

 

 

$ -

 

Warrants issued during the period

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,637,887

 

Fair value adjustment

 

 

715,686

 

 

 

(8,090 )

Effect of movement in exchange rates

 

 

7,957

 

 

 

-

 

Balance at end of the period

 

$ 2,353,440

 

 

$ 1,629,797

 

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

16. WARRANT LIABILITY (continued)

 

 

 

Continuity of warrants during the periods is as follows:

 

 

 

Underlying

Shares

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

Warrants outstanding and exercisable, January 1, 2016

 

 

1,033,059

 

 

$ 2.00

 

Issued

 

 

3,602,215

 

 

$ 1.99

 

Warrants outstanding and exercisable, December 31, 2016

 

 

4,635,274

 

 

$ 2.19

 

Expired

 

 

(1,033,059 )

 

$ 2.87

 

Warrants outstanding and exercisable, March 31, 2017

 

 

3,602,215

 

 

$ 1.99

 

 

Warrants outstanding and exercisable as at March 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

 

 

Derivative Warrants

Outstanding and Exercisable

 

Expiry Date

 

Exercise Price

per Share

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,
2016

 

 

January 1,

2016

 

February 25, 2017

 

$ 2.87

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,033,059

 

 

 

1,033,059

 

March 14, 2019

 

$ 1.00

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

-

 

November 28, 2019

 

$ 2.00

 

 

 

3,562,215

 

 

 

3,562,215

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,602,215

 

 

 

4,635,274

 

 

 

1,033,059

 

 

As at March 31, 2017, the weighted average remaining contractual life of warrants outstanding was 2.66 years (December 31, 2016 – 2.29 years; January 1, 2016 – 1.14 years).

 

 

 

Valuation of the warrant liability requires the use of highly subjective estimates and assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. The expected volatility used in valuing warrants is based on volatility observed in historical periods. Changes in the underlying assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates. The fair value of the warrant liability was calculated using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted average assumptions and resulting fair values:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

January 1,

2016

 

Weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

0.75 %

 

 

0.67 %

 

 

0.48 %

Expected dividend yield

 

 

0 %

 

 

0 %

 

 

0 %

Expected option life (years)

 

 

2.66

 

 

 

2.29

 

 

 

1.14

 

Expected stock price volatility

 

 

65.55 %

 

 

72.66 %

 

 

46.02 %

Weighted average fair value

 

$ 0.65

 

 

$ 0.35

 

 

$ 0.00

 

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

17. RECLAMATION PROVISION

 

 

 

Management’s estimate of the reclamation provision at March 31, 2017, is $10,717,288 (December 31, 2016 – $6,962,911, January 1, 2016 – $4,369,486), and the undiscounted value of the obligation is $16,610,371 (December 31, 2016 – $7,634,138, January 1, 2016 – $4,906,656).

 

The present value of the obligation in Mexico of $1,382,868 (December 31, 2016 – $1,232,626; January 1, 2016 – $1,509,344) was calculated using a risk-free interest rate of 7.00% (December 31, 2016 – 7.00%; January 1, 2016 – 7.00%) and an inflation rate of 4.25% (December 31, 2016 – 4.25%; January 1, 2016 – 4.25%). Reclamation activities are estimated to begin in 2019 for the San Gonzalo Mine and in 2028 for the Avino Mine.

 

The present value of the obligation for Bralorne of $9,334,420 (December 31, 2016 – $5,730,285; January 1, 2016 – $2,860,142) was calculated using a weighted average risk-free interest rate of 3.46% (December 31, 2016 – 4.39%; January 1, 2016 – 3.00%) and a weighted average inflation rate of 1.67% (December 31, 2016 – 1.79%; January 1, 2016 – 2.45%). Reclamation activities are estimated to begin in 2021.

 

A reconciliation of the changes in the reclamation provision during the three month period ended March 31, 2017, and year ended December 31, 2016, is as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of the period

 

$ 6,962,911

 

 

$ 4,369,486

 

Changes in estimates

 

 

3,542,203

 

 

 

2,517,928

 

Unwinding of discount

 

 

38,013

 

 

 

211,988

 

Effect of movements in exchange rates

 

 

174,161

 

 

 

(136,491 )

Balance at end of the period

 

$ 10,717,288

 

 

$ 6,962,911

 

 

18. SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

 

 

(a) Authorized: Unlimited common shares without par value.

 

 

 

 

(b) Issued:

 

 

(i) During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company issued 10,000 common shares upon the exercise of stock options for gross proceeds of $12,352.

 

 

 

 

(ii) During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company closed a bought-deal financing, issuing 7,124,430 units of the Company at the price of $1.57 per unit for gross proceeds of $11,185,355. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half of a share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one additional common share at an exercise price of $2.00 until expiry on November 28, 2019. The financing was made by way of a prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2016, to the short form base shelf prospectus dated November 10, 2016, for up to $50,000,000.

 

 

 

 

 

Of the $11,185,355 total aggregate proceeds raised in this financing, the $1,637,887 fair value of the warrants was attributed to warrant liability (Note 16), and the residual amount of was attributed to common shares. The Company paid a 7% cash commission on the gross proceeds in the amount of $782,875, and incurred additional legal costs of $335,134.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

18. SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

 

 

(b) Issued (continued):

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company continued to issue shares in an at-the-market offering under prospectus supplements, the latest of which was filed on June 14, 2016, for up to $15,000,000. The Company sold an aggregate of 6,119,562 common shares at an average price of $1.85 per common share for gross proceeds of $11,302,481 during the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company paid a 3% cash commission on the gross proceeds in the amount of $339,074 and incurred additional accounting, legal and regulatory costs of $63,687.

 

 

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company also issued shares in a brokered public offering issued under a separate $800,000 prospectus supplement filed on March 10, 2016. In connection with this offering, the Company sold an aggregate of 800,000 common shares at a price of $1.00 per common share for gross proceeds of $800,000. The Company paid a 7% cash commission on the gross proceeds in the amount of $56,000, incurred additional accounting, legal and regulatory costs of $22,509 and issued 40,000 agent’s warrants exercisable at $1.00 until March 14, 2019.

 

 

(iii) During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued 1,079,000 common shares upon the exercise of stock options for gross proceeds of $948,689.

 

 

(c) Stock options:

 

 

 

 

The Company has a stock option plan to purchase the Company’s common shares, under which it may grant stock options of up to 10% of the Company’s total number of shares issued and outstanding on a non-diluted basis. The stock option plan provides for the granting of stock options to directors, officers, and employees (up to a limit of 5% per individual), and to persons providing investor relations or consulting services (up to a limit of 2% per individual), the limits being based on the Company’s total number of issued and outstanding shares per year. The stock options vest on the date of grant, except for those issued to persons providing investor relations services, which vest over a period of one year. The option price must be greater than or equal to the discounted market price on the grant date, and the option term cannot exceed five years from the grant date.

 

 

 

 

Continuity of stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2017, and the year ended December 31, 2016, is as follows:

 

 

 

Underlying

Shares

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options outstanding and exercisable, January 1, 2016

 

 

2,439,500

 

 

$ 1.52

 

Granted

 

 

802,500

 

 

$ 2.95

 

Forfeited

 

 

(165,000 )

 

$ 1.44

 

Expired

 

 

(19,500 )

 

$ 1.02

 

Exercised

 

 

(1,079,000 )

 

$ 1.17

 

Stock options outstanding and exercisable, December 31, 2016

 

 

1,978,500

 

 

$ 2.24

 

Exercised

 

 

(10,000 )

 

$ 1.62

 

Stock options outstanding and exercisable, March 31, 2017

 

 

1,968,500

 

 

$ 2.24

 


 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

18. SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

 

 

(c) Stock options (continued):

 

 

 

 

 

As at March 31, 2017, the weighted average remaining contractual life of stock options outstanding was 2.97 years (December 31, 2016 – 3.21 years; January 1, 2016 – 2.38 years).

 

Details of stock options outstanding and exercisable are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options Outstanding

 

Expiry Date

 

Exercise

Price (C$)

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,
2016

 

 

January 1,

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 18, 2016

 

$ 1.02

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

204,500

 

September 30, 2016

 

$ 1.02

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

645,000

 

February 18, 2018

 

$ 1.60

 

 

 

147,500

 

 

 

147,500

 

 

 

195,000

 

September 9, 2018

 

$ 1.62

 

 

 

286,000

 

 

 

296,000

 

 

 

360,000

 

September 19, 2019

 

$ 1.90

 

 

 

667,500

 

 

 

667,500

 

 

 

855,000

 

December 22, 2019

 

$ 1.90

 

 

 

105,000

 

 

 

105,000

 

 

 

130,000

 

September 29, 2020

 

$ 1.32

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

50,000

 

September 2, 2021

 

$ 2.95

 

 

 

762,500

 

 

 

762,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,968,500

 

 

 

1,978,500

 

 

 

2,439,500

 

 

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company charged $3,752 (March 31, 2016 - $Nil) to operations as share-based payments and capitalized $Nil (December 31, 2016 - $94,437) to exploration and evaluation assets.

 

 

 

 

(d) Restricted Share Units:

 

 

 

 

 

On May 27, 2016, the Company’s Restricted Share Unit (“RSU”) Plan was approved by its shareholders. The RSU Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee under the supervision of the Board of Directors as compensation to officers, directors, consultants, and employees. The Compensation Committee determines the terms and conditions upon which a grant is made, including any performance criteria or vesting period.

 

Upon vesting, each RSU entitles the participant to receive one common share, provided that the participant is continuously employed with or providing services to the Company. RSUs track the value of the underlying common shares, but do not entitle the recipient to the underlying common shares until such RSUs vest, nor do they entitle a holder to exercise voting rights or any other rights attached to ownership or control of the common shares, until the RSU vests and the RSU participant receives common shares.

 

At March 31, 2017, there were 787,500 RSUs outstanding (December 31, 2016 – 787,500; January 1, 2016 – Nil). None of the RSUs had vested as at March 31, 2017.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company charged $257,623 (March 31, 2016 - $Nil) to operations as share-based payments and capitalized $10,621 (December 31, 2016 - $13,617) to exploration and evaluation assets for the fair value of the RSUs issued. The fair value of the RSUs is recognized over the vesting period with reference to vesting conditions and the estimated RSUs expected to vest.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

18. SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (continued)

 

 

(e) Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

The calculations for basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Net income for the period

 

$ 721,305

 

 

$ 42,246

 

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

 

52,435,668

 

 

 

37,752,975

 

Effect of dilutive share options, warrants, and RSUs

 

 

1,058,858

 

 

 

140,830

 

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

 

53,494,526

 

 

 

37,893,805

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$ 0.01

 

 

$ 0.00

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$ 0.01

 

 

$ 0.00

 

 

19. REVENUE AND COST OF SALES

 

 

 

Revenue and the related cost of sales reflect the sale of silver, gold and copper concentrate from the Avino Mine during the three months ended March 31, 2017, and from the sale of silver and gold concentrate from the San Gonzalo Mine for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

Cost of sales consists of changes in inventories, direct costs including personnel costs, mine site costs, energy costs (principally diesel fuel and electricity), maintenance and repair costs, operating supplies, external services, third party transport fees, depreciation and depletion, and other expenses for the periods. Direct costs include the costs of extracting co-products. Cost of sales is based on the weighted average cost of inventory sold for the periods and consists of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

Production costs

 

$ 4,202,009

 

 

$ 638,786

 

Depreciation and depletion

 

 

465,011

 

 

 

72,053

 

 

 

$ 4,667,020

 

 

$ 710,839

 

 

20. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated interim statements of operations consist of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

Salaries and benefits

 

$ 267,296

 

 

$ 241,359

 

Office and miscellaneous

 

 

168,338

 

 

 

109,096

 

Management and consulting fees

 

 

137,791

 

 

 

112,619

 

Investor relations

 

 

65,045

 

 

 

40,828

 

Travel and promotion

 

 

61,201

 

 

 

30,087

 

Professional fees

 

 

53,123

 

 

 

58,314

 

Directors fees

 

 

41,569

 

 

 

29,474

 

Regulatory and compliance fees

 

 

11,357

 

 

 

17,605

 

Depreciation

 

 

3,488

 

 

 

3,032

 

 

 

$ 809,208

 

 

$ 642,414

 

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

21. COMMITMENTS

 

 

 

The Company has a cost sharing agreement to reimburse Oniva for a percentage of its overhead expenses, to reimburse 100% of its out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, and to pay a percentage fee based on Oniva’s total overhead and corporate expenses. The agreement may be terminated with one-month notice by either party. Transactions and balances with Oniva are disclosed in Note 12.

 

The Company and its subsidiaries have various operating lease agreements for their office premises, use of land, and equipment. Commitments in respect of these lease agreements are as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

Not later than one year

 

$ 5,097,988

 

 

$ 1,540,286

 

Later than one year and not later than five years

 

 

403,552

 

 

 

556,954

 

Later than five years

 

 

20,214

 

 

 

19,972

 

 

 

$ 5,521,754

 

 

$ 2,117,212

 

 

 

Office lease payments recognized as an expense during the three months ended March 31, 2017, totalled $25,317 (March 31, 2016 - $40,087).

 

 

22. SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

Net change in non-cash working capital items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory

 

$ 28,370

 

 

$ (936,902 )

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(1,059,606 )

 

 

(36,719 )

Taxes recoverable

 

 

(991,316 )

 

 

(331,155 )

Taxes payable

 

 

(596,002 )

 

 

(651,188 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(523,261 )

 

 

293,573

 

Amounts receivable

 

 

(365,780 )

 

 

454,764

 

Amounts due to related parties

 

 

(11,231 )

 

 

(1,661 )

 

 

$ (3,518,826 )

 

$ (1,209,288 )

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

Interest paid

 

$ 115,085

 

 

$ 161,896

 

Taxes paid

 

$ 2,411,902

 

 

$ 673,355

 

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

 

 

The fair values of the Company’s amounts due to related parties and accounts payable approximate their carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. Cash, amounts receivable, short- and long-term investments, and warrant liability are recorded at fair value. The carrying amounts of the Company’s term facility, equipment loans, and finance lease obligations are a reasonable approximation of their fair values based on current market rates for similar financial instruments.

 

The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks, including credit risk, liquidity risk, and market risk.

 

 

(a) Credit Risk

 

 

 

 

Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for the other party by failing to discharge an obligation. The Company has exposure to credit risk through its cash, short-term investments and amounts receivable.

 

 

 

 

The Company manages credit risk, in respect of cash and short-term investments, by maintaining the majority of cash and short-term investments at highly rated financial institutions.

 

 

 

 

The Company is exposed to a significant concentration of credit risk with respect to its trade accounts receivable balance because all of its concentrate sales are with three (December 31, 2016 – three) counterparties. However, the Company has not recorded any allowance against its trade receivables because to-date all balances owed have been settled in full when due (typically within 60 days of submission) and because of the nature of the counterparties.

 

 

 

 

The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk at the end of any period is equal to the carrying amount of these financial assets as recorded in the consolidated statement of financial position. At March 31, 2017, no amounts were held as collateral.

 

 

(b) Liquidity Risk

 

 

 

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in satisfying financial obligations as they become due. The Company manages its liquidity risk by forecasting cash flows required by its operating, investing and financing activities. The Company had cash at March 31, 2017, in the amount of $7,654,982 (December 31, 2016 - $11,779,718, January 1, 2016 - $5,401,109) in order to meet short-term business requirements. At March 31, 2017, the Company had current liabilities of $12,500,982 (December 31, 2016 - $11,822,290, January 1, 2016 - $10,147,559) and working capital of $21,133,853 (December 31, 2016 - $23,306,043, January 1, 2016 - $4,337,827). Accounts payable have contractual maturities of approximately 30 to 90 days, or are due on demand and are subject to normal trade terms. The current portions of term facility, equipment loans, and finance lease obligations are due within 12 months of the condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position date. Amounts due to related parties are without stated terms of interest or repayment.

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

 

23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

 

(b) Liquidity Risk (continued)

 

 

 

 

The maturity profiles of the Company’s contractual obligations and commitments as at March 31, 2017, are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Less Than

1 Year

 

 

1-5 years

 

 

More Than
5 Years

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$ 3,195,103

 

 

$ 3,195,103

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

Due to related parties

 

 

186,590

 

 

 

186,590

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Minimum rental and lease payments

 

 

5,521,754

 

 

 

5,097,988

 

 

 

403,552

 

 

 

20,214

 

Term facility

 

 

9,667,809

 

 

 

6,984,278

 

 

 

2,683,531

 

 

 

-

 

Equipment loans

 

 

2,038,931

 

 

 

1,058,527

 

 

 

980,404

 

 

 

-

 

Finance lease obligations

 

 

2,570,402

 

 

 

1,326,435

 

 

 

1,243,967

 

 

 

-

 

Total

 

$ 23,180,589

 

 

$ 17,848,921

 

 

$ 5,311,454

 

 

$ 20,214

 

 

 

(c) Market Risk

 

 

 

 

Market risk consists of interest rate risk, foreign currency risk and price risk. These are discussed further below.

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

 

 

 

Interest rate risk consists of two components:

 

 

(i) To the extent that payments made or received on the Company’s monetary assets and liabilities are affected by changes in the prevailing market interest rates, the Company is exposed to interest rate cash flow risk.

 

 

 

 

(ii) To the extent that changes in prevailing market rates differ from the interest rates on the Company’s monetary assets and liabilities, the Company is exposed to interest rate price risk.

 

 

In management’s opinion, the Company is not exposed to significant interest rate cash flow risk as the Company’s term facility, equipment loans, and finance lease obligations bear interest at fixed rates.

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk to the extent that the following monetary assets and liabilities are denominated in Mexican pesos and Canadian dollars:

 

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

  

23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

 

(c) Market Risk (continued)

 

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

MXN

 

 

CDN

 

 

MXN

 

 

CDN

 

Cash

 

$ 8,654,040

 

 

$ 606,530

 

 

$ 15,997,014

 

 

$ 270,562

 

Long-term investments

 

 

-

 

 

 

56,994

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

35,873

 

Reclamation bonds

 

 

-

 

 

 

145,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

145,500

 

Amounts receivable

 

 

-

 

 

 

129,229

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

52,779

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(24,512,918 )

 

 

(436,218 )

 

 

(21,006,749 )

 

 

(1,249,038 )

Due to related parties

 

 

-

 

 

 

(248,575 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(267,726 )

Equipment loans

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,265,743 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,423,042 )

Finance lease obligations

 

 

(1,377,830 )

 

 

(1,354,053 )

 

 

(865,526 )

 

 

(1,465,333 )

Net exposure

 

 

(17,236,708 )

 

 

(2,366,336 )

 

 

(5,875,261 )

 

 

(3,900,425 )

US dollar equivalent

 

$ (916,993 )

 

$ (1,776,263 )

 

$ (284,363 )

 

$ (2,904,910 )

 

 

Based on the net US dollar denominated asset and liability exposures as at March 31, 2017, a 10% fluctuation in the US/Mexican and Canadian/US exchange rates would impact the Company’s earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2017, by approximately $284,624 (year ended December 31, 2016 - $350,984). The Company has not entered into any foreign currency contracts to mitigate this risk.

 

 

 

 

 

Price Risk

 

Price risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market prices, other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign currency risk.

 

The Company is exposed to price risk with respect to its accounts receivable, as certain trade accounts receivable are recorded based on provisional terms that are subsequently adjusted according to quoted metal prices at the date of final settlement. Quoted metal prices are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s control and are subject to volatility, and the Company does not employ hedging strategies to limit its exposure to price risk. At March 31, 2017, based on outstanding accounts receivable that were subject to pricing adjustments, a 10% change in metals prices would have an impact on net earnings (loss) of approximately $387,924 (December 31, 2016 - $573,458).

 

The Company is exposed to price risk with respect to its long-term investments, as these investments are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices. Changes in market prices result in gains or losses being recognized in net income (loss). At March 31, 2017, a 10% change in market prices would have an impact on net earnings of approximately $5,699 (December 31, 2016 - $2,707).

 

The Company’s profitability and ability to raise capital to fund exploration, evaluation and production activities is subject to risks associated with fluctuations in mineral prices. Management closely monitors commodity prices, individual equity movements, and the stock market to determine the appropriate course of action to be taken by the Company.

  

 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

  

23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

 

(d) Classification of Financial Instruments

 

 

 

 

 

IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value as follows:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices); and

Level 3 – inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy as at March 31, 2017:

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$ 7,654,982

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

Short-term investments

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Amounts receivable

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,415,792

 

 

 

-

 

Long-term investments

 

 

42,782

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrant liability

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,353,440 )

Total financial assets and liabilities

 

$ 17,697,764

 

 

$ 3,415,792

 

 

$ (2,353,440 )

 

24. SEGMENTED INFORMATION

 

 

 

The Company’s revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2017, of $8,127,863 are all attributable to Mexico, from shipments of concentrate produced by the Avino Mine and the San Gonzalo Mine. Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016, of $2,002,728 are all attributable to Mexico, from shipments of concentrate produced by the San Gonzalo Mine.

 

On the condensed consolidated interim statements of operations, the Company had revenue from the following product mixes:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

 

Silver

 

$

4,977,838

 

$

1,771,336

 

Gold

 

2,138,469

 

541,247

 

Copper

 

2,342,983

 

-

 

Penalties, treatment costs and refining charges

 

(1,331,427

)

 

(309,855

)

Total revenue from mining operations

 

$

8,127,863

 

$

2,002,728

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company had three customers (March 31, 2016 – one customer) that accounted for total revenues as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer #1

 

$ 5,982,184

 

 

$ -

 

Customer #2

 

 

1,956,997

 

 

 

-

 

Customer #3

 

 

188,682

 

 

 

2,002,728

 

Total revenue from mining operations

 

$ 8,127,863

 

 

$ 2,002,728

 


 
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AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD.

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Expressed in US dollars, except where otherwise noted)

 

  

24. SEGMENTED INFORMATION (continued)

 

 

 

Geographical information relating to the Company’s non-current assets (other than financial instruments) is as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,
2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

January 1,

2016

 

Exploration and evaluation assets - Mexico

 

$ 8,110,930

 

 

$ 7,978,841

 

 

$ 15,241,740

 

Exploration and evaluation assets - Canada

 

 

27,624,024

 

 

 

22,812,895

 

 

 

14,654,918

 

Total exploration and evaluation assets

 

$ 35,734,954

 

 

$ 30,791,736

 

 

$ 29,896,658

 

 

 

 

March 31,
2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

January 1,

2016

 

Plant, equipment, and mining properties - Mexico

 

$ 24,525,467

 

 

$ 24,240,545

 

 

$ 17,583,469

 

Plant, equipment, and mining properties - Canada

 

 

3,398,654

 

 

 

3,498,202

 

 

 

1,009,763

 

Total plant, equipment, and mining properties

 

$ 27,924,121

 

 

$ 27,738,747

 

 

$ 18,593,232

 

 

25. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

 

Reclamation Provision - On May 1, 2017, the Company made a deposit of C$500,000 to British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy & Mines related to the Company’s commitment to reclamation work scheduled to be performed upon the closure of the Bralorne Mine.

 

 

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