FORM 6-K
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer
                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         For the month of OCTOBER , 2002
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                              IMA Exploration Inc.
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                                     0-30464
                                (SEC File Number)

      #709 - 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3N6
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                  Form 20-F   X           Form 40-F
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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
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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 by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                   IMA Exploration Inc.
                                  (Registrant)

Date   October 23, 2002            By       /s/ William Lee
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                                            (Signature)*
                                   Name:   William Lee
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                                   Title:  Director
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     *Print the name and title of the signing officer under his signature.






                                  FORM 45-102F2

                  CERTIFICATE UNDER SUBSECTION 2.7(2) OR (3) OF
               MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT 45-102 RESALE OF SECURITIES



IMA Exploration  Inc. has  distributed  securities  under a provision  listed in
Appendix D or E to Multilateral  Instrument  45-102 or a provision of securities
legislation  that specifies that the first trade of the securities is subject to
section 2.5 or 2.6 of Multilateral  Instrument  45-102 and hereby certifies that
in respect of a distribution  on October 18, 2002 of incentive stock options for
the purchase of up to 540,000 common shares of the Company,  at a price of $0.50
per share,  until September 23, 2007, the Company was a qualifying issuer within
the  meaning of  Multilateral  Instrument  45-102  Resale of  Securities  at the
distribution date.


DATED at Vancouver, BC, this 23rd day of October, 2002.



                               By: /s/ William Lee
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                                     William Lee, Director