SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                         of the Securities Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2006


                        EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Nevada                         333-56262              88-0482413
-------------------------------   ------------------------   -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


                       14301 North 87th Street, Suite 216
                            Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
               ---------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (480) 607-7093
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
            Appointment of Principal Officers.

      At a meeting on May 5, 2006, the Board of Directors of El Capitan Precious
Metals, Inc. (the "Company") approved the appointment of Mr. Gordon Ellis to the
Company's Board of Directors,  which he accepted  effective May 8th, 2006. Since
1979, Mr. Ellis,  age 59, has owned and managed ABE Industries,  Inc., a private
consulting and management  company with  experience in resource  exploration and
development  of mining  properties.  Since  July 1988,  Mr.  Ellis has served as
Chairman of International  Absorbants,  Inc. (AMEX:  IAX), which, along with its
wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Absorption  Corp.,  is  engaged  in the  development,
manufacturing and marketing of wood fiber products. Mr. Ellis was the founder of
International  Absorbants,  and has also served as its  President  and CEO since
1996 and as a  director  since  1985.  Mr.  Ellis also  serves as a director  of
Absorption Corp. In 1989, Mr. Ellis was involved in the formation of Alternative
Materials  Technology,  a  California-based  company  operating  in the field of
polymer chemistry and coatings technology, and worked with the company until its
sale in 2003. Mr. Ellis is a professional  Geophysicist with a Masters Degree in
Business Administration and International Finance from the University of British
Columbia.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (a)   Not applicable.

      (b)   Not applicable.

      (c)   Exhibits.

            None.
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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC.


Date: May 12, 2006                     /s/ Stephen J. Antol
                                       --------------------------------
                                       Stephen J. Antol
                                       Chief Financial Officer
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                         of the Securities Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2006

                        EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Nevada                         333-56262              88-0482413
-------------------------------   ------------------------   -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                       14301 North 87th Street, Suite 216
                            Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
               ---------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (480) 607-7093
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
            Appointment of Principal Officers.

      At a meeting on May 5, 2006, the Board of Directors of El Capitan Precious
Metals, Inc. (the "Company") approved the appointment of Mr. Gordon Ellis to the
Company's Board of Directors,  which he accepted  effective May 8th, 2006. Since
1979, Mr. Ellis,  age 59, has owned and managed ABE Industries,  Inc., a private
consulting and management  company with  experience in resource  exploration and
development  of mining  properties.  Since  July 1988,  Mr.  Ellis has served as
Chairman of International  Absorbants,  Inc. (AMEX:  IAX), which, along with its
wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Absorption  Corp.,  is  engaged  in the  development,
manufacturing and marketing of wood fiber products. Mr. Ellis was the founder of
International  Absorbants,  and has also served as its  President  and CEO since
1996 and as a  director  since  1985.  Mr.  Ellis also  serves as a director  of
Absorption Corp. In 1989, Mr. Ellis was involved in the formation of Alternative
Materials  Technology,  a  California-based  company  operating  in the field of
polymer chemistry and coatings technology, and worked with the company until its
sale in 2003. Mr. Ellis is a professional  Geophysicist with a Masters Degree in
Business Administration and International Finance from the University of British
Columbia.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (a)   Not applicable.

      (b)   Not applicable.

      (c)   Exhibits.

            None.
SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC.

Date: May 12, 2006                     /s/ Stephen J. Antol
                                       --------------------------------
                                       Stephen J. Antol
                                       Chief Financial Officer