Resource clumps

I abandoned a game yesterday after 70 turns with a gigantic dingle sector map because there wasn't a single unit of Antimater or Elerium be found.  And only 3 deposits of Thulium.  Today I abandoned a 50 turn game for the same reason.  I removed the FOW and saw clumps of Antimater and Elerium spread around the map. 

Be close to a clump of each, your a winner.  Have the clumps be far away, your going to lose the game but only after wasting hours looking for a clump.  There must be better distribution or pure lock will dictate the outcome.  I need the resources to build the fleets to take the resource field to have the resources to build the fleet.. It's very catch 22.