UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 820, 2009

Western Goldfields Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Ontario

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-52757		98-0544546
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

000-52757

98-0544546

Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, 200 Bay Street, Suite 3120, P.O. Box 167, Toronto, Ontario, Canada		M4W 3E2
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Bay Street, Suite 3120
Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower
Toronto, Ontario, Canada	M5J 2J4

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(416) 324 6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 87.01. ~~Other~~Regulation ~~Events~~FD Disclosure.

On April 1420, 2009, Western Goldfields Inc. (the “Company”) ~~sent~~issued toa ~~its~~press ~~shareholders its Annual Report attached hereto~~release ~~as Exhibit 99.1, its Notice of Annual and Special Meeting~~ attached hereto as ~~Exhibit~~ ~~99.2, Form of Proxy for holders of the Company’s common shares attached hereto as~~ Exhibit 99.31, ~~Letter~~which ofpress ~~Transmittal~~release ~~for~~is ~~holders~~incorporated ~~of the Company’s~~by ~~common~~reference ~~shares~~herein ~~in connection with the proposed transaction involving New Gold Inc. attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4,~~ and ~~Management~~furnished ~~Information~~pursuant ~~Circular attached~~to ~~hereto~~Item ~~as Exhibit 99~~7.5,01 ~~which Annual Report, Notice~~ of ~~Annual and Special Meeting,~~ Form ~~of Proxy, Letter of Transmittal and Management Information Circular are incorporated by reference herein~~8-K.

~~On April~~The 8,information ~~2009,~~in ~~the~~this ~~Company~~Current ~~and~~Report ~~New~~on ~~Gold~~Form ~~Inc.~~8-K ~~entered~~under ~~into~~this ~~the~~item ~~letter~~7.01, ~~agreement~~including ~~attached~~the ~~hereto~~information asset forth in Exhibit 99.61, ~~which~~shall ~~letter~~not ~~agreement~~be isdeemed ~~incorporated~~to bybe “filed” for ~~reference~~the ~~herein~~purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 ~~Annual~~Press ~~Report~~Release of the Company ~~dated~~issued ~~March~~on April 20, 2009.

99.2 Notice of Annual and Special Meeting dated April 8, 2009.

99.3 Form of Proxy.

99.4 Letter of Transmittal.

99.5 Management Information Circular dated April 8, 2009.

99.6 Letter Agreement between the Company and New Gold dated April 8, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 15, 2009	Western Goldfields Inc.
Date: April 20, 2009	Western Goldfields Inc.
	By:	/s/~~Raymond~~ ~~Threlkeld~~Brian Penny
	Name:	~~Raymond~~Brian ~~Threlkeld~~Penny
	Title:	~~President and~~ Chief ~~Executive~~Financial Officer

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