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The Gold Mine is a 1,900 seat multi-purpose arena in Long Beach, California, on the campus of California State University, Long Beach. An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast California State University Long Beach (also known as Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach State, CSU Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU Opened in the late 1950s, when it was known as University Gym, the Gold Mine was home to Long Beach State's basketball and volleyball teams until the Walter Pyramid opened in 1994. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet The Walter Pyramid (formerly the Long Beach Pyramid) in Long Beach, California, is the on-campus Basketball and Volleyball arena It used to have nearly 2400 seats in wooden bleachers before a mid-80's renovation. [1]

The Gold Mine is still used occasionally for volleyball and basketball games, if there is a scheduling conflict at the Pyramid. Today, its primary function is for Long Beach State intramural sports and other campus events. Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational Sports organized within a school

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