EXHIBIT 12.1

                         CERTIFICATION OF JOSEPH GROSSO
                           PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)




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                                  EXHIBIT 12.1

       CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Joseph Grosso, certify that:

1.       I have  reviewed  this  annual  report on Form 20-F of IMA  Exploration
         Inc.;

2.       Based  on my  knowledge,  this  report  does  not  contain  any  untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances  under which
         such  statements  were made, not misleading  with respect to the period
         covered by this report;

3.       Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other financial
         information  included in this  report,  fairly  present in all material
         respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash flows
         of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.       The Company's  other  certifying  officer(s) and I are  responsible for
         establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company
         and have:

         (a)      Designed such disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused
         such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to be  designed  under our
         supervision,  to  ensure  that  material  information  relating  to the
         Company, including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us
         by others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during the period in
         which this report is being prepared;

         (b)      Evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  Company's   disclosure
         controls and  procedures  and presented in this report out  conclusions
         about the effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures;  as
         of the  end of  the  period  covered  by  this  report  based  on  such
         evaluation; and

         (c)      Disclosed in this report any change in the Company's  internal
         control  over  financial  reporting  that  occurred  during  the period
         covered  by the  annual  report  that has  materially  affected,  or is
         reasonably likely to materially  affect, the Company's internal control
         over financial reporting; and

5.       The Company's other certifying  officer(s) and I have disclosed,  based
         on our most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
         reporting,  to the  Company's  auditors and the audit  committee of the
         Company's  board of directors  (or persons  performing  the  equivalent
         functions);

         (a)      All significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses in the
         design or operation of internal control over financial  reporting which
         are  reasonably  likely to adversely  affect the  Company's  ability to
         record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

         (b)      Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management
         or  other  employees  who  have a  significant  role  in the  Company's
         internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  March 30, 2007

/s/ Joseph Grosso
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Joseph Grosso
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director



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