ECPN Transfers 2,000 Acres to Wholly-Owned Subsidiary with Goal of Potential Shareholder Dividends

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. (OTC/BB: ECPN) announced today that it is transferring 2,000 acres to its wholly-owned subsidiary, ECPN Technologies. The 2,000 acres of land is adjacent to the 250-acre El Capitan property in New Mexico with 141 million tons of measured resources.

ECPN Technologies has mineral rights on 720 acres of leased BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land and mineral rights on an additional 240 acres of patented land.

In addition, according to El Capitan CEO Chuck Mottley, the Company is currently seeking permits to allow the drilling of approximately 100 exploration drill holes on the 2,000 acres.

Mottley confirmed that the 250-acre El Capitan property will remain with the parent Company, El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc., and stated that the purpose of this transfer is to provide flexibility, allowing for the ability to spin off the subsidiary to the ECPN shareholders in the form of a stock dividend when appropriate.

About El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc.:

El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. is an exploration stage precious minerals company based in Scottsdale, Arizona that is principally engaged in the exploration of precious metals and other minerals. The Company’s primary asset is its wholly owned subsidiary El Capitan, Ltd., an Arizona corporation, which holds the 100% equity interest in the El Capitan property located near Capitan, New Mexico.

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