UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 5, 2017

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EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada	333-56262	88-0482413
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

	5871 Honeysuckle Road Prescott, AZ		86305-3764
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(928) 515-1942

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective September 5, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from five to seven members and elected John Balding and Bob Shirk as directors of the Company filling the two vacancies resulting from such increase. Upon the acceptance of the their election, the term of their service as directors began on September 12, 2017.

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.


	By:	/s/ Stephen J. Antol
Date: September 13, 2017		Name: Stephen J. Antol
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS INC 8-K