Build: v1.5,3 3390 Mode: Survival Mode: Singleplayer SERVER NAME: n/a SEED-ID: 368864 (same on 859297) If applicable: MODIFIED PLAYFIELDS: no Reproducibility: Always Severity: Minor Type: Deposits Summary: Gold deposits do not generate consistently Description: Gold deposits generate differently, sometimes as vein (like iron) but outside starter system as a ball way deeper than the marker. Steps to Reproduce: Start a (new) game. Screenshots, Crash Logs, any other Relevant Information or Download links: Screenshot added. As you can see in the screenshot, I dug down but had to use god mode to find the gold deposit.
That is not a bug, it is a setting in the playfield templates. Each planet type has its own template and in this there is set how the ore deposit should appear.