No metal?

[YohanTM2]

I have not changed my "normal" game setup but 3 games in a row have found no metal deposits. What planet choices do you use that provide more natural resources?

[Dan1911]

Some planets get very little.
Something to do with the star and planet age.
Gotta use soil filtration and recycling

[Clux]

Also, during the colonization step there might be big mining companies, in these cases metal mines became extremely rare

[zgrssd]

High matalicity helps.
I thnk High Age helps the Metals rise to the top.
Depending on difficulty the player and all AI Majors will get a guaranteed Metal Mine.

There have been a few planets where the rare ruins always coninceded with Deposits. The theory is that those were mining towns and the collapse happened before the deposits were mined out.