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[kierkkadon]

It may seem dumb to ask, but are you looking for "iron" or "iron nuggets" or "native iron" or something (like gold, platinum and some others show up as), or for hematite, magnetite, or limonite (the ores of iron in vanilla)? I have rarely not had any iron ores at all, even next to a volcano, as I usually try to embark on a location with 3 or more biomes overlapping.

I know I'm looking for hematite, magnetite, and limonite, thanks. I can't seem to ever find them, it's maddening. This particular fortress I've already made enough gold crafts to trade for anything I could ever want, but the caravans don't ever bring weapons/armor on the scale I desire.

[wuphonsreach]

DFHack's pre-embark "prospect all" command looks at a *single* tile out of the entire "biome" that you're looking at in the embark screen.  So hit F1, use the "prospect all" command, then hit F2 and use the "prospect all" command, etc.

However, since tiles within a biome can be different (different vein quantities, but identical layer stones), you might see more/less of the reported minerals.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Import metal bars, anvils, and other cheap stuff for melting,