Yea, one thing Val does not suffer from is lack of resources. Worse yet, with experience, you will be able to tell what is a guaranteed drop and go to where those creatures are and farm the heck out of them.

As for ores, and copper in particular, have at the dirt and stone that surround the deposit until you can tell how deep it is. Chances are you can mine substantially more than what you can see on the surface.

So, yea, I would like to see the exact opposite to happen. Abundance of resources takes much away from what is to be a "brutal survival" adventure. You should have to carefully plan every single crafting, every single upgrade, continually asking yourself "heck, do I *really* need this?"

Disclaimer (about mining): Mining is a noisy activity and is likely to attract creatures native to the biome and potentially even creatures from other biomes that are close enough. :-)