EXHIBIT 4.70

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT


THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 1st day of April, 2005.

BETWEEN:
                  KGE Management Ltd.
                  1740 Orchard Way
                  West Vancouver, B.C.

                  (hereinafter called the "Consultant")
                                                               OF THE FIRST PART

AND:
                  IMA Exploration Inc.
                  Suite 709 - 837 West Hastings Street
                  Vancouver, BC  V6C 3N6

                  and/or any of its subsidiary and affiliated companies,

                  (hereinafter called the "Company")
                                                              OF THE SECOND PART

WHEREAS:

A.       The  Company is  desirous  of  engaging  the  Consultant  who is ready,
willing and able, to carry out and provide  Financial and Geological  Management
services (the "Services") on the terms and conditions, herein set forth.

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT  WITNESSES THAT, in  consideration  of the premises
and of the sums herein provided to be paid by the Company to the Consultant, and
of the mutual covenants and undertakings to be performed hereunder,  the parties
agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                    AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES

1.01     The Consultant will make himself available to carry out and provide the
Company the Services described in Schedule "A" hereto.

1.02     The  Consultant  will carry out the Services in  consultation  with the
representatives  of the Company  duly  appointed  in writing,  and  covenants to
conduct the Services in a  businesslike  manner,  in keeping  with  professional
practices in the industry and in a safe and lawful manner.


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                                   ARTICLE II

                                   REPORTING

2.01    The Consultant  will, as directed in writing,  provide the Company with
regular progress reports,  in such form as the Company may reasonably require as
outlined in Schedule  "A". All reports and copies  thereof are to be directed to
the Company to the attention of the President of the Company.

2.02     The  information  contained  in  such  reports  will  be the  exclusive
property of the Company.

2.03     The  reports  and  advice  of the  Consultant  will  not be used by the
Company for purposes of inducing investment to be made in the Company unless the
consent of the Consultant thereto is first given in writing, such consent not to
be unreasonably withheld.


                                   ARTICLE III
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

3.01     In the  event the  Company  shall use the  advice or  report(s)  of the
Consultant  in any way as an  inducement  or  representation  to  others to rely
thereon without the prior written consent of the Consultant and such holding out
or  representation  or inducement  shall become the subject of any claim for any
loss, demand, cost, damage, action, suit or proceeding  whatsoever,  the Company
covenants  to  indemnify  and save the  Consultant  harmless  therefrom it being
understood that such indemnification shall survive termination of this Agreement
for a period of two years.

3.02     The Consultant  shall indemnify and hold the Company  harmless  against
any  claim  for any loss,  demand,  cost,  damage,  action,  suit or  proceeding
whatsoever,  arising from the actions of the Consultant and his/her Consultants,
where such  action is the  direct  result of a breach by the  Consultant  of the
terms of this Agreement.


                                   ARTICLE IV
                        ACCOUNTS - SERVICES AND EXPENSES

4.01     The  Consultant  shall  within  fifteen (15) days after the end of each
month  during  which the  Services  are  performed  provide the  Company  with a
statement of account  supported by receipts and vouchers for  out-of-pocket  and
other  reasonable  expenses  incurred and materials  supplied by the  Consultant
under  this  Agreement  during  the  period  to which  such  statement  relates.
Reimbursement  of expenses for air travel is subject to approval as mentioned in
Schedule "A".

4.02     The  Company  shall,  within ten (10) days of receipt at its  Vancouver
office of each itemised  statement of account  furnished by the Consultant,  pay
the Consultant all expenses,  costs and charges on  disbursements  shown in such
itemised statement of account.


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                                    ARTICLE V
                                   TERMINATION

5.01     Any of the  parties  may for any reason  and in their  sole  discretion
terminate  this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days notice to the other to that
effect.  The  Company  shall be liable to pay the  Consultant  for all  Services
provided  and  expenses  incurred  by the  Consultant  up to and  including  the
effective  date of  termination.  In the case of a change in  Management  of the
Company as a result of a  takeover,  the  Consultant  will be paid two times the
monthly retainer for the remaining months outstanding under Schedule "A" Terms.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                   ASSIGNMENT

6.01     The Consultant shall not assign any of his rights or obligations  under
this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company.


                                   ARTICLE VII
                           AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT

7.01     The terms and  conditions  of this  Agreement  may be  altered  only by
written form of amendment duly executed by both parties hereto.


                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                     NOTICE

8.01     Any notice  required or  permitted  to be given  hereunder by any party
shall be deemed  to have  been  given on the day such  notice  is  delivered  in
writing to the addresses as set out in the front page of this  Agreement,  or by
facsimile  transmission  or,  if  verbal,  when  communicated  personally  or by
telephone  to the party to whom it is  directed.  Notices  given  verbally or by
facsimile  transmission  shall be  confirmed in writing  delivered  within three
days,  directed to the address of such party herein before set out or such other
address of which written  notice may be given from time to time;  notice sent by
registered mail will be deemed to have been delivered at the earlier of the time
when the receipt thereof is signed by the addressee and  seventy-two  (72) hours
after the posting thereof in any Post Office in Canada.


                                   ARTICLE IX
                                  FORCE MAJEURE

9.01     If any  party  is  prevented  or  delayed  from  performing  any of the
obligations  on its part to be performed  hereunder by reason of force  majeure,
including but not limited to Act's of God,  strike,  threat of imminent  strike,
fire,  flood,  war,  insurrection  or  riot,  mob  violence  or  requirement  or
regulation of government which cannot be overcome by reasonable and lawful means
and the use of the facilities  normally  employed in performing such obligation,
then and in any such  event,  and so often  as the same  shall  occur,  any such
failure  to  perform  shall  not be deemed a breach  of this  Agreement  and the
performance  of any such  obligation  shall be  suspended  during  the period of
disability,  it being  understood  that if such situation  persists more than 14
days, either party may thereupon terminate this Agreement.  The parties agree to
use all due diligence to remove such causes of disability as may occur from time
to time.


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                                    ARTICLE X
                         CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

10.01    The  Consultant  shall take all  reasonable  precautions to ensure that
he/she keep  confidential  any information  concerning the Services  carried out
under this Agreement,  including  information disclosed to the Consultant by the
Company or any of its officers,  directors,  Consultants or agents and,  without
limiting the generality of the foregoing,  Consultant shall mark as confidential
any  and  all  information  relating  to the  Company's  mining  projects  ("the
Projects") or the  Company's  programs with respect  thereto.  Consultant  shall
prohibit  access by any other  persons  to the  information  in the  absence  of
written permission for such access by the Company.


                                   ARTICLE XI
                       COVENANT TO REFRAIN AND NOT COMPETE

11.01    Consultant shall refrain from locating any mining claims, acquiring any
lease or other property  interest,  or acting as an agent for any third party to
acquire such an interest, within an area which includes all lands within two (2)
kilometres  of the external  boundaries  of any Project,  in all instances for a
period of one (1) years from the  earlier of the date the  Consultant  completes
the  Services,  or the date that the  Consultant  resigns,  quits,  or otherwise
terminates this Agreement.

11.02    In the event that the  Services  are  performed  on a Project  owned or
controlled  by a third party and the  Company's  evaluation  of such  Project is
subject to a confidentiality  agreement between the third party and the Company,
and said  confidentiality  agreement imposes either a larger area of exclusivity
around the Project,  or a longer time period than is  stipulated  in  Subsection
11.01,  or both,  then  Consultant  agrees to be bound by the same  terms as the
Company respecting such Project.

                                   ARTICLE XII
                                 APPLICABLE LAW

12.01    This Agreement shall be governed by and any dispute  arising  hereunder
shall be  determined  in  accordance  with the laws of the  Province  of British
Columbia.


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                                  ARTICLE XIII
                                    DISPUTES

13.01    Any dispute between the parties  concerning any matter or thing arising
from this Agreement shall be referred to a mutually agreeable  arbitrator who is
knowledgeable in the mining and financial industries for arbitration.

13.02    The decision of the arbitrator referred to in Subsection 13.01 shall be
final and binding upon the parties.

13.03    Failing  agreement on  appointment  of an arbitrator  under  Subsection
13.01,  any  disagreement or dispute shall be resolved by court of law and shall
be referred to, and the parties hereby  expressly attorn to, the jurisdiction of
the Courts of the Province of British Columbia.



                                   ARTICLE XIV
                                    ENUREMENT

14.01    This  Agreement  shall enure to the benefit of and be binding  upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

                                   ARTICLE XV
                                  COUNTERPARTS

15.01    This Agreement may be executed in  counterparts,  each of which will be
deemed to be an original for all purposes but all of which will  constitute  one
in the same agreement.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement,  the day and
year first written above.

CONSULTANT:                          )       COMPANY:                          )
                                     )                                         )
                                     )                                         )
                                     )                                         )
/s/ Gerald Carlson                   )       Joseph Grosso                     )
------------------------------------ )       --------------------------------- )
                                     )                                         )
                                     )                                         )


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                                  SCHEDULE "A"

                             DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES


Duties will include:


1.   Attend key corporate presentations for fund raising.
2.   Introduce  the  Company to media  letter  writers and  Corporate  Financing
     institutions  and Major mining companies for possible joint ventures or the
     sale of properties.
3.   Review and approve  News  Releases and sign off  especially  in the case of
     technical announcements and acquisitions.
4.   Review  and  approve  Company  literature  within  the  area of  geological
     information for the public domain.
5.   Be  available  for  important  telephone  conferences  as required  given a
     reasonable notice.
6.   Review  and  assist in the  preparation  of all  inclusive  technical  high
     lighted  information  on the  progress  and  disposition  of the  Company's
     property portfolio.
7.   Review and make  recommendations  for  improving  the  existing  geological
     administration.
8.   Monitor the quality of the geological data  maintained.
9.   Make property visits as warranted.
10.  Provide input on the Company's overall strategy and budget.
11.  Chair the Technical Review Committee,  such committee to review and approve
     IMA's major programs and budgets.
12.  Oversee the technical  aspects of IMA's Navidad  project,  with the Project
     Manager,  Paul  Lhotka,  and  the  Exploration  Manager,  Keith  Patterson,
     reporting to Consultant.



                                      TERM

The  term of this  agreement  will  become  effective  April 1,  2005 and  shall
continue for six months until September 30, 2005 at which time the terms will be
reviewed.  Duties will  include  all the duties as  outlined  on Schedule  "A" -
Description  of Services.  Consultant  will provide a minimum 8 days of services
per month.


                                  COMPENSATION

The  Consultant fee will include a monthly  retainer of C$2,000 plus  additional
days in excess of 3 days per month at a rate of $600 per day,  to be invoiced by
the 15th day of the following  month.  Consulting  fees and reasonable  expenses
based on an approved budget will be reimbursed within 10 days of submission.

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