UNITED STATES
                       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 AUGUST, 2006.

                        Commission File Number: 001-32558


                              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  [ ]

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 the  registrant  by  furnishing  the  information
contained  in this Form,  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]

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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Date: August 27, 2006                      /s/ Joseph Grosso
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                                           Joseph Grosso,
                                           President & CEO





                              IMA EXPLORATION INC.
                            (A Grosso Group Company)
                      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    American Stock Exchange: IMR
                 Frankfurt & Berlin Exchanges: IMT (WKN 884971)

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                         NEWS RELEASE - AUGUST 27, 2006

            IMA AND AQUILINE ENTER DISCUSSIONS ON THE NAVIDAD PROJECT
                          PENDING THE APPEALS PROCESS

IMA EXPLORATION INC.  (IMR-AMEX , IMR-TSX.V) ("IMA") and Aquiline Resources Inc.
("Aquiline")  have entered  discussions to co-operate in the orderly  conduct of
the Navidad Project pending the  determination  of the appeal by IMA against the
judgment  of the trial  court.  The order of the trial court  requires  that the
Navidad claims be  transferred to Aquiline  within 60 days of the order and that
Aquiline pay IMA's costs of acquisition and development of Navidad.  The parties
are discussing  the manner in which the Navidad  Project would be transferred to
Aquiline on trust conditions pending completion of IMA's appeal of the judgment.
One of the  trust  conditions  would  be  that  the  Navidad  Project  would  be
transferred  back to IMA if it is  ultimately  successful  in its  appeal of the
judgment.  These  discussions are subject to the negotiation and completion of a
definitive agreement, and there can be no assurances that such an agreement will
be completed.  If an agreement is not reached,  IMA will be required to transfer
the Navidad  properties in  accordance  with the terms of the order of the trial
court,  unless it obtains a stay of the order from the British Columbia Court of
Appeal.

IMA will maintain its excellent relations with the Navidad stakeholders and will
cooperate  with  Aquiline  to  ensure  that  the  Navidad  Project  proceeds  to
development.  IMA are  inviting  the company  managers  and staff as well as the
mining  and  government  authorities,  members  of the  first  nations  and  all
stakeholders to join the Company to continue their  cooperation to see Navidad a
successful reality for the benefit of the whole province of Chubut.

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, Vice President,  Investor Relations, 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.
                                                                  2006 NUMBER 17