EXHIBIT 32.2

            CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                          OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     I, the undersigned Mark C. Shonnard, Treasurer and Secretary of Western
Goldfields, Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

     1.   The Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of the Company for the quarter
ended September 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


Dated:  December 7, 2004                     /s/  Mark  C.  Shonnard
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                                             Mark C. Shonnard
                                             Treasurer and Secretary
                                             Principal Accounting Officer