---
entity_slug: collier
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S1
type_rationale: A collier is an agent, a person who performs work and exists as an
  independent component within the economic system.
vsm_rationale: A collier directly performs the productive activity of coal mining,
  which constitutes a primary operation within the economic system.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:34:27.551488'
---

# Classification: Collier

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S1

## Type Rationale

A collier is an agent, a person who performs work and exists as an independent component within the economic system.

## VSM Rationale

A collier directly performs the productive activity of coal mining, which constitutes a primary operation within the economic system.
