In James Cameron’s Avatar, what is the name of the human corporation exploiting Pandora’s resources?

In James Cameron’s Avatar, the human corporation exploiting Pandora’s resources is the Resources Development Administration.

Usually abbreviated as the RDA, the Resources Development Administration is a powerful Earth-based organization operating on Pandora in the year 2154. Its central economic goal is extracting unobtanium, a valuable mineral found on the moon. The corporation funds the mining operation and supports the military forces protecting its interests.

The RDA’s activities drive the main conflict between the human colonists and the Na’vi, especially the Omaticaya clan whose home is threatened by mining. The film presents the corporation as a large industrial and military institution rather than simply a small mining company.

The name is easy to confuse with the fictional mineral itself. Unobtanium is the resource being sought; the Resources Development Administration is the organization conducting the operation.