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        <lei>YGE0EUBRF7IJOB3QRX76</lei>
        <title>Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>008474108</cusip>
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          <isin value="CA0084741085"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="194535"/>
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        <balance>310859.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <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"/>
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        <balance>895724.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
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        <valUSD>10946701.37000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.274417558924</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>Ivanhoe Electric, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Ivanhoe Electric, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>46578C108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US46578C1080"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1202551"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>448900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3752804.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.436902328030</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</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"/>
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        <balance>2024800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.34440000"/>
        <valUSD>9202267.18000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.071330118518</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>2900000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.34440000"/>
        <valUSD>4788753.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.557507796031</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>Adventus Mining Corp.</name>
        <lei>984500FDE0C970CA3F46</lei>
        <title>Adventus Mining Corp.</title>
        <cusip>00791E102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA00791E1025"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1096503"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>500000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.34440000"/>
        <valUSD>100416.54000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.011690517303</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"/>
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        <balance>500000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.34440000"/>
        <valUSD>264058.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.030741731980</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"/>
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        <balance>1095000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.34440000"/>
        <valUSD>11248103.24000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.309506835816</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>OceanaGold Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300CBMSE8I9N3E232</lei>
        <title>OceanaGold Corp.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="619255"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1928000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.34440000"/>
        <valUSD>3857720.92000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.449116780636</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>Banyan Gold Corp.</name>
        <lei>98450011DEEFB7F8E409</lei>
        <title>Banyan Gold Corp.</title>
        <cusip>06683K106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA06683K1066"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1155446"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2596200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.34440000"/>
        <valUSD>637270.16000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.074191142539</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>
    </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>2024-03-01</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Monica Krogh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Monica Krogh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
