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STATES</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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DC 20549</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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align=center><FONT
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8-K</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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REPORT PURSUANT</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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align=center><FONT
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SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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      align=justify><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date
      of report (Date of earliest event reported) </FONT></DIV></TD>
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      <DIV
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      align=justify><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>May
      20, 2005</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Western
      Goldfields, Inc.</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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    colSpan=2>
      <DIV
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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    colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Idaho</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      align=center><FONT
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      or Other Jurisdiction</FONT><FONT
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      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">of
      Incorporation)</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>0-50894</STRONG></FONT><FONT
      id=TAB2 style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 225pt">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      align=center><FONT
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Commission
      File Number)</FONT><FONT id=TAB2
      style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 225pt">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      width="50%"><DIV
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(IRS
      Employer Identification No.)</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      width="37%"><DIV
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>961
      Matley Lane, Suite 120</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD>
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Reno,
      Nevada</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD>
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    width="37%">
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>89502</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      width="37%"><DIV
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      width="37%"><DIV
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Zip
      Code)</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>(775)
      337-9433</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(</FONT><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
      Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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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 (</FONT><FONT
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</EM></FONT><FONT
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Instruction A.2. below):</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</FONT><FONT
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)</FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</FONT><FONT
id=TAB2 style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)</FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</FONT><FONT
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</FONT><FONT
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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7.01</STRONG></FONT><FONT id=TAB2
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Regulation
FD Disclosure.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On May
20, 2004, Western Goldfields, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release
announcing that it has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Ontario, Alberta
and British Columbia Securities Commissions. Research Capital Corporation, a
Toronto-based integrated investment bank, is acting as Agent on the offering and
sponsor for the Company&#8217;s listing application. </FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT id=TAB1 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Any
securities described in the preliminary prospectus will only be offered outside
the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), and will not be registered under the Securities
Act. These securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the Securities Act's registration
requirements.</FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>9.01</STRONG></FONT><FONT
id=TAB2 style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Financial
Statements and Exhibits</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT id=TAB1 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</FONT><FONT
id=TAB2 style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Not
applicable.</FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)</FONT><FONT
id=TAB2 style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Not
applicable.</FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT id=TAB1 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)</FONT><FONT
id=TAB2 style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exhibits.
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align=justify><FONT id=TAB1 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
following exhibits to this current report on Form 8-K are not being filed but
are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01:</FONT></DIV>
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      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">99.1</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Press
      release issued May 20, 2005.</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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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.</FONT></DIV>
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      Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Date:&nbsp;May 24, 2005</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>/s/&nbsp; Thomas
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      Mancuso</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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following exhibits to this current report on Form 8-K are not being filed but
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Unassociated Document
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
      20, 2005
Western
      Goldfields, Inc.
(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Idaho
(State
      or Other Jurisdiction
of
      Incorporation)
0-50894
38-3661016
(Commission
      File Number)
(IRS
      Employer Identification No.)
961
      Matley Lane, Suite 120
Reno,
      Nevada
89502
(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
      Code)
(775)
      337-9433
(
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):
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01
Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On May
20, 2004, Western Goldfields, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release
announcing that it has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Ontario, Alberta
and British Columbia Securities Commissions. Research Capital Corporation, a
Toronto-based integrated investment bank, is acting as Agent on the offering and
sponsor for the Company's listing application.
Any
securities described in the preliminary prospectus will only be offered outside
the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), and will not be registered under the Securities
Act. These securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the Securities Act's registration
requirements.
9.01
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(a)
Not
applicable.
(b)
Not
applicable.
(c)
Exhibits.
The
following exhibits to this current report on Form 8-K are not being filed but
are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01:
99.1
Press
      release issued May 20, 2005.
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.
Western Goldfields,
      Inc.
Date: May 24, 2005
By:
/s/  Thomas
  Mancuso
Name:
Thomas K.
      Mancuso
Title:
President
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Exhibit
Name
The
following exhibits to this current report on Form 8-K are not being filed but
are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01:
99.1
Press
      release issued May 20, 2005