Lint does not spawn. It never did in this save.

[Suberai]

I've already played the game once and know where to look for lint, however i could never find any. I only found pieces on the shelves of a lab. Using the resource scanner is what made me realize my game was bugged. it let me put waypoints on lint but there would be nothing there. there was no option to mine anything as if were invisible either. please help... ive put several hours into this save.