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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001512920-13-000004
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20130117
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130117
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES LTD
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000316888
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000]
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-32467
FILM NUMBER: 13534774
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 570 GRANVILLE STREET
STREET 2: SUITE 900
CITY: VANCOUVER BC CANADA
STATE: A1
ZIP: V6C 3P1
BUSINESS PHONE: 6046823701
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 570 GRANVILLE STREET
STREET 2: SUITE 900
CITY: VANCOUVER
STATE: A1
ZIP: V6C 3P1
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL AVINO MINES LTD
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950607
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AVINO MINES & RESOURCES LTD
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950607
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPROTT INC.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001512920
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, SOUTH TOWER
STREET 2: 200 BAY STREET, SUITE 2700
CITY: TORONTO
STATE: A6
ZIP: M5J 2J1
BUSINESS PHONE: 416-943-4065
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, SOUTH TOWER
STREET 2: 200 BAY STREET, SUITE 2700
CITY: TORONTO
STATE: A6
ZIP: M5J 2J1
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<TYPE>SC 13G/A
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<FILENAME>avino13gadec12.txt
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
053906103
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2012
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ]Rule 13d-1(b)
[ X ]Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ]Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No. 053906103
........................................
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Sprott Inc.
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [x]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Ontario, Canada
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,406,500
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 2,368,100
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 2,406,500
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 2,368,100
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,774,600
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
15.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
________________________________________________________________________________
CUSIP No. 053906103
........................................
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Sprott Canadian Equity Fund
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Ontario, Canada
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 2,368,100
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 2,368,100
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,368,100
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.3%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
________________________________________________________________________________
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
400-455 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1T1
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Sprott Inc.
Sprott Canadian Equity Fund
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
Sprott Inc.
200 Bay Street,Suite 2700, PO Box 27, Toronto, ON M5J 2J1
Sprott Canadian Equity Fund
200 Bay Street,Suite 2700, PO Box 27, Toronto, ON M5J 2J1
(c) Citizenship:
Sprott Inc.: Canada
Sprott Canadian Equity Fund: Canada
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares
(e) CUSIP Number: 053906103
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(E).
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
Sprott Inc.: 4,774,600
Sprott Canadian Equity Fund: 2,368,100
(b) Percent of Class:
Sprott Inc.: 15.9%
Sprott Canadian Equity Fund: 8.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which Sprott Inc. has:
(i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,406,500
(ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,368,100
(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,406,500
(iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,368,100
Number of shares as to which Sprott Canadian Equity Fund has:
(i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,368,100
(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,368,100
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. [ ]
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
These shares are held in accounts managed by subsidiary of Sprott Inc.,
none of which, with the exception of Sprott Canadian Equity Fund,
beneficially own more than five percent of the class.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
N/A
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
January 17, 2013
_____________________
Date
SPROTT Inc.
By: /s/Kirstin McTaggart
_____________________
Kirstin McTaggart
Authorized Person
Sprott Canadian Equity Fund
by its Investment Manager,
SPROTT ASSET MANAGEMENT LP
By: /s/Kirstin McTaggart
_____________________
Kirstin McTaggart
Chief Compliance Officer
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