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 SEPTEMBER , 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   September 22, 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 53-901F

                                    (FORM 27)

                                 Securities Act

                             MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT

              Section 85(1) of the Securities Act, British Columbia
                          (the "British Columbia Act")
        Section 118(1) of the Securities Act, Alberta (the "Alberta Act")
        Section 75(2) of the Securities Act, Ontario (the "Ontario Act")


1.   Reporting Issuer

     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

     September 22, 2003

3.   Press Release

     A press release dated September 22, 2003, a copy of which is attached,  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 press release for details.

5.   Full Description of Material Change

     Please see attached press release for full details.

6.   Reliance on Section 85(2) of the British  Columbia Act,  Section  118(2) of
     the Alberta Act and Section 75(3) of the Ontario Act

     Not Applicable







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7.   Omitted Information

     Not Applicable

8.   Senior 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:

     William Lee
     Chief Financial Officer
     Phone:  (604) 687-1828

9.   Statement of Senior Officer

     The foregoing accurately discloses the material change referred to herein.


DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 22nd day of September, 2003.




                                            /s/ William Lee
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                                            William Lee, Chief Financial Officer



                              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                                                  September 22, 2003

                IMA Finalizes $4.5 Million Bought Deal Financing

IMA  Exploration  Inc.  is  pleased  to  announce  that it has  entered  into an
agreement with Canaccord  Capital  Corporation and First Associates  Investments
Inc.  who  have  agreed  to  purchase,   on  a  bought-deal  basis,  as  co-lead
underwriters,  2,000,000  units of the Company at a purchase  price of $2.25 per
unit, for total  proceeds of $4.5 million.  Each unit will consist of one common
share and one half common share purchase warrant. Each full warrant will entitle
the holder thereof to purchase one additional common share in the capital of the
Company  for one  year at  $2.80  per  share.  The  underwriters  will be paid a
commission of 6% cash and 10% compensation  options.  The  compensation  options
will be exercisable at a price of $2.25 per compensation option, for a period of
twelve months,  into one share and one half warrant with the warrants having the
same terms as described above. The  underwriters'  compensation  options will be
exercisable for a period of twelve months.

The offering is scheduled to close on or about  October 2nd, 2003 and is subject
to  regulatory  approval and normal  closing  conditions.  This  financing has a
four-month hold period.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a  solicitation  of an
offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not
been and will not be registered under the United States  Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "U.S.  Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not
be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons unless registered
under  the  U.S.   Securities  Act  and  registration  is  available.   Not  for
distribution to US newswire services or for dissemination in the United States.

The proceeds from this  financing will be used for general  working  capital and
for further exploration on the Company's extensive property portfolio of quality
exploration projects.

The Company focuses on 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 to  this  package  through  grass-roots  exploration  and
staking.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

/s/ Joseph Grosso
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Mr. Joseph Grosso, President & C.E.O.

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.
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