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:  May 8, 2006

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