Emily Riedel

From Discovery Channel discoverycomprofiles Seven years ago Emily came to Nome for a summer to mine with her childhood friend Zeke Tenhoff Hoping to fund her studies at a European opera conservatory Emilys brief dalliance with gold mining has evolved from parttime summer job into a fullfledged occupation Now Emily is running her own operation The Eroica and is the only female captain and dredge owner in the Nome gold mining fleet With the competition for ground increasing mainly in size Emily is determined to carve out her piece of the pie and prove to the boys in Nome that you dont need a megadredge to be a successful miner