ɪɾ ɪz lˈaɪkli nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ ðə fɹˈɛntʃmən mˈaɪn, wˌɪtʃ ɪtsˈɛlf wʌz ɐlˈɛdʒd təbi ðə sˈaɪt əvə stˈɑːk skˈæm baɪ ɐ bˈɛldʒən ˈɪmɪɡɹənt mɪstˈeɪkənli ɐsˈuːmd təbi fɹˈɛntʃ.
It is likely named after the Frenchman Mine, which itself was alleged to be the site of a stock scam by a Belgian immigrant (mistakenly assumed to be French).