diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/Config.java b/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/Config.java
index 513e475..679c0a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/Config.java
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ private static class Defaults {
         public static final int cacheGenerationLogUpdateMinTime = 5;
         public static final boolean recacheVeins = false;
         public static final int minDelayBetweenVeinRequests = 2000;
-        public static final int minZoomLevelForOreLabel = 2;
-        public static final int minZoomLevelForUndergroundFluidDetails = 3;
+        public static final int minZoomLevelForOreLabel = 1;
+        public static final int minZoomLevelForUndergroundFluidDetails = 2;
         public static final int uploadBandwidthBytes = 2000000;
         public static final int maxTransferCacheSizeMB = 50;
         public static final boolean enableVoxelMapWaypointsByDefault = false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/OreLabelLayout.java b/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/OreLabelLayout.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5602a3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/OreLabelLayout.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.sinthoras.visualprospecting.integration.model.render;
+
+final class OreLabelLayout {
+
+    private OreLabelLayout() {}
+
+    static double staggerOffset(double blockX, double zoomStep, double labelHeight) {
+        // Ore columns are three chunks wide. Floor keeps alternation continuous across X = 0
+        return zoomStep <= 1 && (((long) Math.floor(blockX / 48)) & 1) != 0 ? labelHeight + 1 : 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/OreVeinRenderStep.java b/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/OreVeinRenderStep.java
index 56b940e..64b07f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/OreVeinRenderStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/OreVeinRenderStep.java
@@ -43,25 +43,26 @@ public void preRender(double topX, double topY, float drawScale, double zoom) {
 
     @Override
     public void draw(double topX, double topY, float drawScale, double zoom) {
+        final double labelScale = getLabelScale();
+        final double labelOffset = (fontHeight + 5) * (isXaero ? 1 : labelScale)
+                + OreLabelLayout.staggerOffset(location.getBlockX(), getZoomStep(), (fontHeight + 2) * labelScale);
         // Xaero culling relies on Navigator's visible cache; add centered bounds if that cache grows costly.
         if (!isXaero) {
             final Minecraft mc = Minecraft.getMinecraft();
             final double scale = 1.0;
             final double screenW = mc.displayWidth * scale;
             final double screenH = mc.displayHeight * scale;
-            final double topMargin = (fontHeight + 5) * getLabelScale() * scale;
-            if (topX + width < 0 || topX > screenW || topY + height < -topMargin || topY > screenH) {
+            if (topX + width < 0 || topX > screenW || topY + height < 0 || topY - labelOffset > screenH) {
                 return;
             }
         }
 
         if (zoom >= Config.minZoomLevelForOreLabel && !location.isDepleted()) {
-            final double labelScale = getLabelScale();
             final int fontColor = location.drawSearchHighlight() ? 0xFFFFFF : 0x7F7F7F;
             DrawUtils.drawLabel(
                     location.getName(),
                     topX + width / 2,
-                    topY - (fontHeight + 5) * (isXaero ? 1 : labelScale),
+                    topY - labelOffset,
                     fontColor,
                     0,
                     true,
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/UndergroundFluidRenderStep.java b/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/UndergroundFluidRenderStep.java
index 2229037..91a771a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/UndergroundFluidRenderStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sinthoras/visualprospecting/integration/model/render/UndergroundFluidRenderStep.java
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public void draw(double topX, double topY, float drawScale, double zoom) {
                 title = location.getFluid().getLocalizedName();
                 values = MessageFormat.format(
                         "{0}-{1} L/Op",
-                        formatAmount(location.getMinProduction()),
-                        formatAmount(maxAmountInField));
+                        formatAmount(location.getMinProduction() >> 1),
+                        formatAmount(maxAmountInField >> 1));
             }
 
             int textColor = 0xFFFFFFFF;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ private void renderChunks(double x, double y) {
 
                 if (drawLabels) {
                     DrawUtils.drawLabel(
-                            MessageFormat.format("{0} L/Op", formatAmount(amount)),
+                            MessageFormat.format("{0} L/Op", formatAmount(amount >> 1)),
                             cellX + cellW / 2,
                             cellY + cellH / 2 + cellLabelOffsetY,
                             0xFFFFFFFF,