**EXHIBIT      31.2**

**CERTIFICATION      PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14 OR 15D-14 OF THE SECURITIES**

**EXCHANGE      ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF**

**THE      SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

| 1. | I                have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of El Capitan Precious                Metals, Inc. (the “small business issuer”); |
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| 2. | Based                on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                of a                material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                the                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this                report; |
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| 3. | Based                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information                included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                the                financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the                small                business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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| 4. | I                am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls                and                procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))                for                the small business issuer and have: |
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| 5. | I                have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control                over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the                audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or                persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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| Date:              January 12,              2007 |                                                                       |                              |
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|                                             |                                                                       | /s/              Stephen J. Antol |
|                                             | Stephen                  J. Antol Chief                  Financial Officer |

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