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  MAY , 2004.
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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): _______

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): _______

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.
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                                           (Registrant)

Date   May 14, 2004                         By  /s/ Joseph Grosso
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                                           (Signature)
                                           Joseph Grosso,
                                           President & CEO





                                BC FORM 51-102F3

                             MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT


1.       NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY

         The full name of the Issuer is IMA Exploration Inc. (the "Issuer"). The
         address and telephone  number of the principal  office in Canada of the
         Issuer is as follows:

         #709 - 837 West Hastings Street
         Vancouver, BC
         V6C 3N6
         Phone:  (604) 687-1828

2.       DATE OF MATERIAL CHANGE

         May 14, 2004

3.       NEWS RELEASE

         A press release dated May 14,2004 was released through various approved
         public  media and filed with the TSX Venture  Exchange  and the British
         Columbia, Alberta and Ontario Securities Commissions.

4.       SUMMARY OF MATERIAL CHANGE(S)

         Please see attached news release.

5.       FULL DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL CHANGE

         Please see attached news release.

6.       RELIANCE ON SUBSECTION 7.1(2) OR (3) OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102

         Not Applicable

7.       OMITTED INFORMATION

         Not Applicable

8.       EXECUTIVE OFFICER

         The following senior officer of the Issuer is  knowledgeable  about the
         material change and may be contacted by the Commission at the following
         telephone number:

         Joseph Grosso
         President & CEO
         Phone:  (604) 687-1828

9.       DATE OF REPORT

         May 14, 2004.


                                                  /s/ Joseph Grosso
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                                                  Joseph Grosso, President & CEO






                              IMA EXPLORATION INC.

                      Suite 709 - 837 West Hastings Street,
                            Terminal City Club Tower,
                             Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3N6
           Tel: 604-687-1828 Fax: 604-687-1858 Toll Free: 800-901-0058
        Internet: www.imaexploration.com E-mail: info@imaexploration.com

               TSX Venture Exchange: IMR  OTC Bulletin Board: IMXPF
                 Frankfurt & Berlin Exchanges: IMT (WKN 884971)

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NEWS RELEASE                                                        MAY 14, 2004


                 DR. DAVID TERRY JOINS IMA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

IMA  EXPLORATION INC (IMR - TSX.V) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr.
David A. Terry,  P.Geo,  to the Board of Directors and his  appointment  as Vice
President, Exploration.

Dr. Terry is a registered  professional  geoscientist  and brings to the Company
more than 15 years of  international  experience in the mineral  exploration and
mineral deposit research sectors. His primary  responsibility will be to oversee
the exploration activities of the Company.

Dr. Terry's extensive  experience has focused on exploration for a wide spectrum
of precious and base metal  deposits  throughout  North and South  America.  His
experience  has  included   international  project  management,   management  of
exploration  programs  for both major and junior  mining  companies,  as well as
independent consulting assignments.  He has worked for numerous mining companies
including  Boliden Limited,  Westmin Resources  Limited,  Hemlo Gold Mines Inc.,
Cominco Limited and Gold Fields Mining  Corporation,  as well as for the British
Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines in the role of Regional Geologist.  During
his  tenure at  Boliden,  Dr.  Terry  worked  with Mr.  Keith  Patterson,  IMA's
Exploration Manager.

The  Company's  exploration  activity  is focused on the  Navidad  claims and on
continuing quality  exploration work designed to define economic gold and silver
deposits in  Argentina  and Peru.  IMA has put  together  an  enviable  property
portfolio  including  over  37  well-located,  high-potential  projects  and  is
continuing to add this package through grass-roots exploration and staking.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

/s/ Joseph Grosso
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Mr. Joseph Grosso, President & CEO

For further  information please contact Joseph Grosso,  President & CEO, or Sean
Hurd,  Investor  Relations  Manager,  at 1-800-901-0058 or 604-687-1828,  or fax
604-687-1858,  or by email  info@imaexploration.com,  or visit the Company's web
site at http://www.imaexploration.com.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for
the adequacy or the accuracy of this release.  CAUTIONARY  NOTE TO US INVESTORS:
This news release may contain  information about adjacent properties on which we
have no right to explore or mine. We advise U.S. investors that the SEC's mining
guidelines  strictly  prohibit  information of this type in documents filed with
the SEC.  U.S.  investors  are  cautioned  that  mineral  deposits  on  adjacent
properties are not indicative of mineral  deposits on our properties.  This news
release  may contain  forward-looking  statements  including  but not limited to
comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs,  geological
interpretations,   receipt  of  property  titles,   potential  mineral  recovery
processes, etc. Forward-looking  statements address future events and conditions
and therefore  involve  inherent  risks and  uncertainties.  Actual  results may
differ  materially from those  currently  anticipated in such  statements.
                                                                  2004 NUMBER 18