Hi =)
Try clicking at "Income" which is located at the top left next to "Private Message"
You should see something like this below "Expenses"
Profit / Loss per turn** (without goods) 102,590
Profit / Loss per turn** (with goods) 102,486
If the number is Positive then you should be making credits and your income shold be increasing
Next for the Ore problem
Try clicking at one of your colony "E.g. E.6347"
Under "construction" which is located at the bottom left
E.g.
Available labor -10
Land available 25
Housing 1
Commercial 0
Industry 0
Agriculture 0
Mining 10
Check to see whether is there any number next to Mining
If there is you should be gaining Ore under "Empire Information" at the right space of the current screen
and the " Available ore " should decrease proportionately
^_^ Hope you have fun and found the information useful
G3ngar