CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer of the Franklin
Gold and Precious Metals Fund (the “Registrant”), certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
1.
The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
1/31/2023 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.
Dated: 3/29/2023
S\MATTHEW T.
HINKLE
Matthew T.
Hinkle
Chief Executive Officer - Finance
and Administration
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Christopher Kings, Chief Financial Officer of the Franklin
Gold and Precious Metals Fund (the “Registrant”), certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
1.
The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
1/31/2023 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.
Dated: 3/29/2023
S\CHRISTOPHER
KINGS
Christopher
Kings
Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Accounting Officer and Treasurer