diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores.java
index 00473e74..4b921162 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores.java
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ public class GT_Block_Ores extends GT_Block_Ores_Abstract {
         return "gt.blockores";
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int getHarvestLevel(int aMeta) {
+        return aMeta == 5 || aMeta == 6 ? 2 : aMeta % 8;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ArrayList<ItemStack> getDrops(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ, int aMeta, int aFortune) {
         TileEntity tTileEntity = aWorld.getTileEntity(aX, aY, aZ);
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores_Abstract.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores_Abstract.java
index 760e1a40..87f2c790 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores_Abstract.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores_Abstract.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public abstract class GT_Block_Ores_Abstract extends GT_Generic_Block implements
     }
 
     public int getHarvestLevel(int aMeta) {
-        return aMeta % 8;
+        return 2;
     }
 
     public float getBlockHardness(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ) {
@@ -200,9 +200,4 @@ public abstract class GT_Block_Ores_Abstract extends GT_Generic_Block implements
     public abstract void getSubBlocks(Item aItem, CreativeTabs aTab, List aList);
 
     public abstract ITexture[] getStoneTexture(int aTextureIndex, GT_RenderedTexture aIconSet);
-
-    @Override
-    public int getMixedBrightnessForBlock(IBlockAccess p_149677_1_, int p_149677_2_, int p_149677_3_, int p_149677_4_) {
-        return super.getMixedBrightnessForBlock(p_149677_1_, p_149677_2_, p_149677_3_, p_149677_4_);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores_UB1.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores_UB1.java
index 7463e1d2..92814ff8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores_UB1.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Ores_UB1.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class GT_Block_Ores_UB1 extends GT_Block_Ores_Abstract {
                 aList.add(new ItemStack(aItem, 1, i + 6000));
                 aList.add(new ItemStack(aItem, 1, i + 7000));
                 aList.add(new ItemStack(aItem, 1, i + 16000));
-                aList.add(new ItemStack(aItem, 1, i + 1700));
+                aList.add(new ItemStack(aItem, 1, i + 17000));
                 aList.add(new ItemStack(aItem, 1, i + 18000));
                 aList.add(new ItemStack(aItem, 1, i + 19000));
                 aList.add(new ItemStack(aItem, 1, i + 20000));
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Stones.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Stones.java
index 4129da83..1db5ab9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Stones.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/blocks/GT_Block_Stones.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class GT_Block_Stones extends GT_Block_Stones_Abstract {
     }
 
     public int getHarvestLevel(int aMeta) {
-        return 3;
+        return 2;
     }
 
     public float getBlockHardness(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ) {