SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                     PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                       For the month of   MARCH ,  2003 .
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                              IMA EXPLORATION INC.
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                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

 #709 - 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3N6, Canada
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant  files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

                        Form 20-F    X      Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark if the  registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _______

Note:  Regulation  S-T Rule  101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a
Form 6-K if submitted  solely to provide an attached  annual  report to security
holders.

Indicate by check mark if the  registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): _______

Note:  Regulation  S-T Rule  101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a
Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other  document that the registrant
foreign  private  issuer  must  furnish  and make  public  under the laws of the
jurisdiction  in which the  registrant  is  incorporated,  domiciled  or legally
organized  (the  registrant's  "home  country"),  or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press  release,  is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's  security holders, and, if discussing a
material  event,  has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.









Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the  information  contained in this
Form,  the  registrant  is  also  thereby  furnishing  the  information  to  the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                    Yes               No     X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3- 2(b): 82-_____________


                                   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 of the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                       IMA Exploration Inc.
                                       (Registrant)

Date   March 14, 2003                  By  /s/ William Lee
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                                              (Signature)



William Lee, Director and Chief Financial Officer
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1. Print the name and title of the signing officer under his signature.





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                                 BC FORM 45-902F

                                 Securities Act

                          Report Of Exempt Distribution


1.   State the full  name,  address  and  telephone  number of the issuer of the
     security distributed.

     IMA EXPLORATION INC. (the "Issuer")
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     Name of issuer

     #709 - 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3N6
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     Address

     (604) 687-1828
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     Telephone Number


2.   State whether the issuer is or is not an exchange issuer and, if reporting,
     the jurisdictions in which it is reporting.

     British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario
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3.   State  whether  the  issuer is listed  or quoted on any stock  exchange  or
     trading or quotation  system and, if so, which stock exchange or trading or
     quotation system.

     The Issuer is listed and trading on the TSX Venture Exchange.
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4.   Describe the type of security and the aggregate number distributed.  If the
     security is  convertible or  exchangeable,  describe the type of underlying
     security, the terms of exercise or conversion and any expiry date.

     Incentive  stock options for the purchase of up to 223,500 common shares of
     the Issuer, at a price of $0.84 per share, until March 7, 2008.
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5.   Provide the following  information  for each type of security  distributed.
     Consult  Multilateral  Instrument  45-102 Resale of Securities to determine
     what restricted or seasoning period applies to the security.



  FULL NAME OF                                              EXERCISE
  PURCHASER AND                                            PRICE PER                           LENGTH OF
MUNICIPALITY AND            NUMBER OF                    SECURITY/TOTAL                      ANY RESTRICTED
JURISDICTION OF              OPTIONS        DATE OF      PURCHASE PRICE       EXEMPTION       OR SEASONING
  RESIDENCE                  GRANTED     DISTRIBUTION        (CDN $)          RELIED ON          PERIOD
---------------------       ---------    ------------    --------------  -----------------   --------------
                                                                             
Keith Patterson              50,000       Mar.11/03*         $0.84/          Sec.74(2)(9)       4 months
Vancouver, BC                                                 n/a        of the Securities    from date of
                                                                             Act (British      grant being
                                                                              Columbia)         Jul. 7/03

Diego Charchaflie            30,000       Mar.11/03*         $0.84/          Sec.74(2)(9)       4 months
Vancouver, BC                                                  n/a       of the Securities    from date of
                                                                             Act (British      grant being
                                                                              Columbia)         Jul. 7/03

Juan Carlos Berretta         21,500       Mar.11/03*         $0.84/          Sec.74(2)(9)       4 months
Coquitlam, BC                                                  n/a       of the Securities    from date of
                                                                             Act (British      grant being
                                                                              Columbia)         Jul. 7/03

Miguel Saldana               25,000       Mar.11/03*         $0.84/          Sec.74(2)(9)       4 months
Lima, Peru                                                     n/a       of the Securities    from date of
                                                                             Act (British      grant being
                                                                              Columbia)         Jul. 7/03

Nick DeMare                  25,000       Mar.11/03*         $0.84/          Sec.74(2)(9)       4 months
Burnaby, BC                                                    n/a       of the Securities    from date of
                                                                             Act (British      grant being
                                                                              Columbia)         Jul. 7/03

William Lee                  50,000       Mar.11/03*         $0.84/          Sec.74(2)(9)       4 months
Delta, BC                                                      n/a       of the Securities    from date of
                                                                             Act (British      grant being
                                                                              Columbia)         Jul. 7/03

Armando Sanches              15,000       Mar.11/03*         $0.84/          Sec.74(2)(9)       4 months
San Juan, Argentina                                            n/a       of the Securities    from date of
                                                                             Act (British      grant being
                                                                              Columbia)         Jul. 7/03

Manuel Briones                7,000       Mar.11/03*         $0.84/          Sec.74(2)(9)       4 months
Lima, Peru                                                     n/a       of the Securities    from date of
                                                                             Act (British      grant being
                                                                              Columbia)         Jul. 7/03


*March 11, 2003 is the date regulatory approval was received by the Issuer.


6.   Disclose the following  information in a schedule to the Form 45-902F.  The
     information in the schedule is not available to the public.

                       TELEPHONE
FULL NAME AND           NUMBER
 RESIDENTIAL           AND E-MAIL          TYPE OF SECURITY
   ADDRESS             ADDRESS OF               AND                   EXEMPTION
OF PURCHASER           PURCHASER           NUMBER PURCHASED           RELIED ON
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                           See attached Schedule "A".
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7.   State the total dollar value (Cdn$) of the  securities  distributed  by the
     issuer to purchasers resident in British Columbia.  This total dollar value
     must be used for  calculating  the fee  payable for filing this report with
     the British Columbia Securities Commission.

     Nil, grant of incentive stock options.
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8.   Provide the following  information for each person who is being compensated
     in connection  with the  distribution(s)  of the security.  When disclosing
     compensation paid or to be paid,  include  discounts,  commissions or other
     fees or payments of a similar nature directly related to the  distribution.
     Do not include  payments  for  services  incidental  to the trade,  such as
     clerical, printing, legal or accounting services.

     If the  compensation  is in the form of a security,  include the  exemption
     under which the  security is being  distributed.  If the  security is being
     distributed  on a later  date,  the issuer  must file a separate  Report of
     Distribution with the applicable filing fee.

                        COMPENSATION PAID
NAME AND ADDRESS        (NUMBER AND TYPE                             PRICE PER
OF PERSON BEING         OF SECURITY AND/OR        EXEMPTION            SHARE
  COMPENSATED           CASH AMOUNT (CDN$)        RELIED ON            (CDN$)
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                                Not applicable.
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The  undersigned  hereby  certifies that the statements  made in this report are
true and correct.

DATED at Vancouver, BC, this 14th day of March, 2003.
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IMA EXPLORATION INC.
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Name of issuer (please print)

/s/ William Lee
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Signature of authorized signatory

William Lee, Director
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Name and office of authorized signatory
(please print)





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IT IS AN OFFENCE  FOR A PERSON TO MAKE A  STATEMENT  IN A RECORD  REQUIRED TO BE
FILED OR PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR SECURITIES RULES THAT, AT THE TIME
AND  IN   LIGHT  OF  THE   CIRCUMSTANCES   UNDER   WHICH   IT  IS  MADE,   IS  A
MISREPRESENTATION.


INSTRUCTION:
File this report with the British  Columbia  Securities  Commission on or before
the 10th day  after  the  distribution  of the  security  with a  completed  Fee
Checklist and the required  fee. In order to determine the fee payable,  consult
item 19 of section 22 of the Securities  Regulation,  R.B.C.  Reg.  196/197,  as
amended.  For  calculating  the fee  payable,  use the total dollar value of the
securities  distributed  in British  Columbia  set out in item 7 of this report.
Cheques should be made payable to the "British Columbia Securities Commission".





                                  SCHEDULE "A"




FULL NAME AND RESIDENTIAL                TELEPHONE NUMBER AND                       TYPE OF SECURITY
  ADDRESS OF PURCHASER               E-MAIL ADDRESS OF PURCHASER                  AND NUMBER PURCHASED      EXEMPTION RELIED ON
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Keith Patterson                     Phone: 604-736-0078                             50,000 incentive        Sec. 74(2)(9) of the
#2 - 3356 West 2nd Avenue           Email: kpatterson@telus.com                      stock options            Securities Act
Vancouver, BC   V6R 1J1                                                                                      (British Columbia)

Diego Charchaflie                   Phone: 604-408-9308                             30,000 incentive        Sec. 74(2)(9) of the
705 - 1315 Bute Street              Email: dcharcha@hotmail.com                      stock options            Securities Act
   Vancouver, BC   V6E 2A4                                                                                   (British Columbia)

Juan Carlos Berretta                Phone: 604-936-0096                             21,500 incentive        Sec. 74(2)(9) of the
105 - 585 Austin Avenue             Email: canarnet@aol.com                          stock options            Securities Act
Coquitlam, BC   V3K 3N2                                                                                      (British Columbia)

Miguel Saldana                      Phone: 011 511 261 6175                         25,000 incentive        Sec. 74(2)(9) of the
CMPT Gustavo Jimenez #259           Email: miguelsaldana@telefonica.net.pe           stock options            Securities Act
Magdalena del Mar                                                                                            (British Columbia)
Lima 17 Peru

Nick DeMare                         Phone: 604-685-9316                             25,000 incentive        Sec. 74(2)(9) of the
4338 Frances Street                 Email: ndemare@chasemgt.com                       stock options           Securities Act
Burnaby, BC   V5C 2R3                                                                                        (British Columbia)

William Lee                         Phone: 604-687-1828                             50,000 incentive        Sec. 74(2)(9) of the
4754 Wesley Drive                   Email: wlee@imaexploration.com                   stock options            Securities Act
Delta, BC   V4M 1W8                                                                                          (British Columbia)

Armando Sanchez                     Phone: 011 54 264 420 1801                      15,000 incentive        Sec. 74(2)(9) of the
Jujuy 455 (Sur), 2 "A"              Email: ajsancheznorte@interredes.com.ar.note     stock options            Securities Act
5400 San Juan,                                                                                               (British Columbia)
Argentina

Manuel Briones                      Phone: 011 511 441 0159                          7,000 incentive        Sec. 74(2)(9) of the
Manuel Banon 445                    Email: mbriones@ec-red.com                        stock options           Securities Act
San Isidro, Lima                                                                                             (British Columbia)
Peru