diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java
index 7617b2c195d..efb6cb36057 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/GregTech_API.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 import gregtech.api.util.item.ItemHolder;
 import gregtech.api.world.GT_Worldgen;
 import gregtech.common.GT_DummyWorld;
+import gregtech.common.blocks.GT_TileEntity_Ores;
 import gregtech.common.items.GT_IntegratedCircuit_Item;
 
 /**
@@ -1082,4 +1083,9 @@ public static TileEntity createTileEntity(int meta) {
         if (teCreators[meta] == null) return null;
         return teCreators[meta].apply(meta);
     }
+
+    public static boolean setOreBlock(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ, int aMetaData, boolean isSmallOre,
+        boolean air) {
+        return GT_TileEntity_Ores.setOreBlock(aWorld, aX, aY, aZ, aMetaData, isSmallOre, air);
+    }
 }