CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Western Goldfields Inc. and Subsidiaries
Toronto, Canada
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement No. 333-134269 of Western Goldfields Inc. on Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form SB-2 on Form S-3, of our report dated February 24, 2007 with respect to Western Goldfields, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, and to all other references to our firm included in this Registration Statement.
/s/HJ & Associates, LLC
HJ & Associates, LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
August 22, 2007
