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
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/ Mark C. Shonnard
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                                                  Mark  C.  Shonnard
                                                  Treasurer  and  Secretary
                                                  Principal  Accounting  Officer