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
June  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: August 31,  2004
                                                   /s/ Thomas K. Mancuso
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                                                   Thomas  K.  Mancuso
                                                   President
                                                   Principal  Executive  Officer