The Kneeling Nun is a part of everyone that has ever grown up in Grant County. Especially in the Cobre School District. Current threats to the future of this famous historical landmark are very serious. Including obstruction of it's view by the ever increasing tailings pile to the actual destruction of the landmark for the purpose of mining. The people of Grant County have a very difficult decision to make.
Grant County is historically a community who's economy is based primarily on mining.
Mining is not a bad thing. At what point do you say that the cost of jobs is just too high. People in the area have to make a living but the Kneeling Nun means a great deal to the people that live there. It is no simple decision for someone with roots in that community. It's very easy to say that some things are worth more than money when your own financial well being does not rely on the jobs provided by the mine.