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        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>AU</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Argonaut Gold, Inc.</name>
        <lei>54930043XCKI4E8EQR38</lei>
        <title>Argonaut Gold, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>04016A101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA04016A1012"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="503534"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2350000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>5960901.53000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.459300697401</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Pan American Silver Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300MKTF5851TYIB83</lei>
        <title>Pan American Silver Corp.</title>
        <cusip>697900108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA6979001089"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="315715"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>133021.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>3403162.67000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.262221239494</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ascot Resources Ltd.</name>
        <lei>98450093855CEDA61B27</lei>
        <title>Ascot Resources Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1087257"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>831250.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>805800.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.062088690611</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Eldorado Gold Corp.</name>
        <lei>5493004PWQ01YDD1IH62</lei>
        <title>Eldorado Gold Corp.</title>
        <cusip>284902509</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA2849025093"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="278213"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1848724.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>16532332.72000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.273852941497</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Skeena Resources Ltd.</name>
        <lei>549300DCWSQFVVZ21289</lei>
        <title>Skeena Resources Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>83056P715</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA83056P7157"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1025679"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1973550.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>20709600.53000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.595720700712</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Prime Mining Corp.</name>
        <lei>5493006KEVX2PYRAXX06</lei>
        <title>Prime Mining Corp.</title>
        <cusip>74167M105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA74167M1059"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1129997"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2200000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>7748606.51000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.597047335209</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Torex Gold Resources, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300QL07027186GQ85</lei>
        <title>Torex Gold Resources, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="462104"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1095000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>12728855.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.980786563269</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Perpetua Resources Corp.</name>
        <lei>529900BQBMS383SEPY05</lei>
        <title>Perpetua Resources Corp.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="516676"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>233000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>1116156.39000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.086002327962</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Eastern Platinum Ltd.</name>
        <lei>52990033836PCPV5GH23</lei>
        <title>Eastern Platinum Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>276855509</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA2768555096"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="357259"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>5184204.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>1298249.65000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.100033017932</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Azimut Exploration, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Azimut Exploration, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>301950101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA3019501012"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1152145"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>750000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>1139025.77000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.087764464466</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Torex Gold Resources, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300QL07027186GQ85</lei>
        <title>Torex Gold Resources, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>891054603</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA8910546032"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="456566"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>191100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>2221446.81000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.171167408811</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>O3 Mining, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900GYT95EHQUSZT78</lei>
        <title>O3 Mining, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1074504"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>850000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>21.97000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000001692837</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetConditional assetCat="OTHER" desc="Warrant"/>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>3</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mawson Gold Ltd.</name>
        <lei>2549004SP30Z0UWKH476</lei>
        <title>Mawson Gold Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>577789100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA5777891006"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1068597"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>7700000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>1088537.04000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.083874195724</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="4965.75000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>OceanaGold Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300CBMSE8I9N3E232</lei>
        <title>OceanaGold Corp.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="619255"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>3325799.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.23790000"/>
        <valUSD>6206152.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.478197798329</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd.</name>
        <lei>300300KC2K8BC07OSV77</lei>
        <title>Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class H</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CNE1000036N7"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="933006"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>279550.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="HKD" exchangeRt="7.78050000"/>
        <valUSD>505415.46000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.038943383326</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CN</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2021-11-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Jeffrey W. White</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Jeffrey W. White</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
