EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the report on Form 10-Q of Western Goldfields Inc., (the “Company”) containing the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009 (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Brian Penny, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

DATE: April 30, 2009

/s/ Brian Penny

Brian Penny

Principal Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Western Goldfields Inc. and will be retained by Western Goldfields Inc. to be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Western Goldfields Inc. 10-Q