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 OCTOBER, 2007.
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)
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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: October 18, 2007 /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 - OCTOBER 18, 2007
IMA HIRES DR. GREG MYERS, P.GEO.
IMA EXPLORATION INC. (IMR-AMEX, IMR-TSX.V) ("IMA" or "the Company") is very
pleased to announce that Dr. Greg Myers, P.Geo. has joined the Company at its
Vancouver head office with a mandate to review advanced-stage projects and
acquisition or joint venture opportunities that have been identified.
Dr. Myers has 25 years of experience in the resource industry ranging from
grass-roots exploration to mine geology and managing feasibility studies. Dr.
Myers is a recognized expert in the assessment and evaluation of base and
precious metal systems and has enjoyed a distinguished career that has been
strongly field and research-oriented. Prior to joining IMA Exploration, Dr.
Myers was the COO, VP Exploration, and Director of Zacoro Metals, a private
Canadian company that has recently put the 80 million tonne El Cobre copper-gold
project in Zacatecas, Mexico back into production. Dr. Myers was the manager of
mine exploration for BHP at the Tintaya mine in Peru. During his 3 year tenure
the mine reserve increased from 48 million tonnes to more 170 million tonnes.
Dr Myers has designed and implemented several successful exploration and mine
feasibility programs in Mexico, Peru, and North America for base and precious
metal mineralization, working for several companies including Phelps Dodge,
Kennecott, Newmont, and several junior companies. During his career he has been
involved with the discovery of three gold mines and the significant resource
expansion at several gold and copper mine properties in Alaska, Nevada, New
Mexico, Mexico, and Peru. His achievements range geographically from Alaska,
along Western North America to Chile.
IMA Exploration Inc. is an exploration company that has over a decade of
experience in South America. IMA has internationally recognized Management and
Exploration Teams and a large and diverse network of contacts throughout South
America that can quickly identify new opportunities for socially and
environmentally responsible exploration and development.
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.
2007