Iron Ore?

[CisSiberianOrchestra]

I've ♥♥♥♥♥♥ to the portion of early game where I need ore and coal. Coal is easy because of the charcoalmaker. However, my area has no ore.... How do I go about fixing this? Im stuck!!

[LevelSix_SYSTEM]

Know there is a trade economy, think you need to build the Depots but not sure how it works haven't messed with it yet
Did you scan every area mineral node boxed in red on the map to make sure?

[MostlyHarmless]

Build an import depot. Set it to iron (usually more efficient than buying ore and smelting), get money by first building an export depot and exporting something (meat/livestock/leather for early game are great).

The UI for both buildings is a little complicated. You can set the %total stockpile you want to sell and the %import stockpile you want to buy (it has to be a minimum amount or it won't happen). You don't get to choose the price. It takes a few days for trade to happen, you can check on the campaign map, top left icon shows trade routes.