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 report (Date of earliest event reported) May 14, 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.)

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 14, 2009, Western Goldfields Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which press release is incorporated by reference herein and furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this item 7.01, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the 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 Press Release of the Company issued on May 14, 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: May 14, 2009	Western Goldfields Inc.


	By:	/s/ Brian Penny
	Name:	Brian Penny
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Western Goldfields Inc. 8-K