Exhibit 32.1

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

      I, the  undersigned  Thomas K. Mancuso,  President 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 March 31, 2005 (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: May 20, 2005                   /s/ Thomas K. Mancuso
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                                      Thomas K. Mancuso
                                      President
                                      Principal Executive Officer