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 FEBRUARY, 2005.

                        Commission File Number: 0-30464


                              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:   FEBRUARY 17, 2005                  /s/ Joseph Grosso
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                                           Joseph Grosso,
                                           President & CEO





                                BC FORM 51-102F3

                             MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT


1.       NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY

         IMA Exploration Inc. (the "Issuer")
         #709 - 837 West Hastings Street
         Vancouver, BC
         V6C 3N6
         Phone:  (604) 687-1828

2.       DATE OF MATERIAL CHANGE

         February 17, 2005

3.       PRESS RELEASE

         The press release was  released on  February 17, 2005  through  various
         approved  public media and filed with the TSX Venture  Exchange and the
         British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta and Quebec Securities Commissions.

4.       SUMMARY OF MATERIAL CHANGE(S)

         See attached press release for details.

5.       FULL DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL CHANGE

         See attached press release for details.

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

         Not Applicable

7.       OMITTED INFORMATION

         Not Applicable

8.       EXECUTIVE OFFICER

         Joseph Grosso
         Phone: (604) 687-1828

9.       DATE OF REPORT

         February 17, 2005.








                              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                                                   FEBRUARY 17, 2005

                     WORLD CLASS MINING EXECUTIVE JOINS IMA
                TO DEVELOP ITS 100% OWNED NAVIDAD SILVER DEPOSIT

IMA EXPLORATION INC.'s President & C.E.O., Mr. Joseph Grosso,  proudly announces
the  appointment  of Eng.  Augusto  Baertl,  former  President  of mining  giant
Antamina,  as President & C.E.O.  of IMA Latin America,  based in Lima Peru. Mr.
Baertl  will be  responsible  for the  development  of IMA's 100% owned  Navidad
silver deposit in Argentina.

He will  bring  with him a  lifetime  of  mining  development  experience  and a
knowledge of Latin American  culture that will be extremely  valuable in working
with  Argentineans.  He  will  work  in  conjunction  with  Inversiones  Mineras
Argentinas  S.A.  ("IMASA")  President Eng. Carlos D'Amico and with the existing
technical  geological  team led by Dr. Paul Lhotka,  who will  continue with his
excellent exploration program to prove more value.

As the former  President of Compania Minera  Antamina,  Mr. Baertl  successfully
conducted the exploration,  development,  construction and start up of the world
class Antamina deposit (owned by Noranda  Inc.33.75%,  BHP Billiton 33.75%, Teck
Cominco  Corporation  22.5% and Mitsubishi  Corporation  10%; and,  estimated to
contain an in-pit  resource of 530 million  tonnes  grading 1.22%  copper,  1.0%
zinc,  and 13.7  grams/tonne  of silver).  Development  of  Antamina  involved a
capital investment of US$2.2 Billion and under Mr. Baertl's leadership, Antamina
was operational  ahead of schedule,  under budget and in strict  compliance with
international social and environmental standards.  With a milling rate of 70,000
tonnes  per day,  Antamina  is among the  largest  producers  of copper and zinc
concentrates in the world.

A  graduate  from the  Mining  Engineering  School  of Mines of the  Universidad
Nacional de Ingenieria,  Peru. Mr. Baertl has also completed management programs
at the Kellogg's  Graduate School of Management at  Northwestern  University and
the Senior Management  Program at Harvard  University.  Mr. Baertl is well known
within the  international  mining  community  and comes from one of Peru's  most
prominent  mining  families,  who  led  the  development  of  the  MILPO  Mining
Corporation. At MILPO, Mr. Baertl held several positions including President and
CEO.

Currently Mr. Baertl serves on the board of the Canada-Peru Chamber of Commerce.
He also serves on the boards of Interbank,  FIMA, the National  Mining,  Oil and
Energy  Association.  In addition,  he is  currently  serving as Chairman of the
Board of Horizonte  Corporativo and Avanzando Juntos,  two important  non-profit
organizations.





NEWS RELEASE                                                   FEBRUARY 17, 2005
IMA EXPLORATION INC.                                                      PAGE 2
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In recognition  of his  professional  accomplishments  he received the following
awards:  the  2003  Peru  Engineers   Association's  Award  of  Recognition  for
Institutional  Achievement;  Businessman  of the  Year in 2001 by the  Instituto
Peruano de  Administracion;  and, Business Man of the Century in 1999 awarded by
the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria.

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.
                                                                   2005 NUMBER 5