EXHIBIT 5







                                November 5, 2007


Tara Minerals Corp.
2162 Acorn Court
Wheaton, IL 60187

This letter will  constitute an opinion upon the legality of the sale by certain
selling   shareholders  of  Tara  Minerals  Corp.,  a  Nevada  corporation  (the
"Company"),  of up to 6,581,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, all as
referred to in the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We have examined the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws and the minutes of
the Board of Directors of the Company and the applicable laws of the State of
Nevada, and a copy of the Registration Statement. In our opinion, the Company
was authorized to issue the shares of stock mentioned above and such shares,
when sold, will represent fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company's
common stock.

Very truly yours,

HART & TRINEN

/s/ William T. Hart