Franklin Mining, Inc. announced the company has committed to substantial further developments including enhancements to facilitate increased daily capacity of the joint-venture's recently completed 80 ton per day processing plant. It is anticipated that once completed the expansion will increase processing capability to 100 tons per day; an impressive 20% increase from the original processing capability. Based on recent daily reports, Franklin anticipates achieving future daily processing of as much as 6 grams per ton of Ore.

The company had recently announced that the initial results of La Joya's joint-venture mining operation have exceeded the initial expectation which were anticipated to yield within the range of 5.0 grams per ton. The initial results acquired, from the approximate 1,100 tons evaluated, indicates that the gold content present will be a substantial 20% higher, at an impressive 6.0 grams per ton.