El Capitan Precious Metals Inc. announced that Arly Richau has been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective July 6, 2012. Richau will fill the seat vacated last month. He has been involved in various aspects of legal representation of the El Capitan mining project for the past 18 years, including General Counsel to the Board of Directors of El Capitan Precious Metals Inc. since its merger with Gold and Minerals Company Inc. The company appointed Mr. Richau to serve as the company's Secretary.