Jan 17 (Reuters) - Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd ASM.TO :
* AVINO ANNOUNCES Q4 AND FULL YEAR 2018 PRODUCTION RESULTS
* AVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES - QTRLY SILVER EQUIVALENT PRODUCTION UP 13 PERCENT TO 720,187 OZ
* EXPECT 2019 PRODUCTION TO BE SIMILAR TO 2018
* Q4 GOLD PRODUCTION INCREASED BY 34% TO 1,973 OZ FOR AVINO PROPERTY
* QTRLY SILVER PRODUCTION DECREASED BY 10% TO 288,600 OZ
* QTRLY COPPER PRODUCTION INCREASED BY 24% TO 1,375,758 LBS
* "UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT AT SAN LUIS WAS TEMPORARILY REDUCED TO SAVE COSTS IN THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 2018"
* POSITIONED TO INCREASE THROUGHPUT AND RATE OF DEVELOPMENT OF SAN LUIS AREA DURING LATTER PART OF 2019
* Q4 PRODUCTION RESULTS RELATE TO AVINO PROPERTY NEAR DURANGO, MEXICO