The McArthur River Mine is situated approximately 50 km south west of Borroloola in the Northern Territory.
The proponents draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in May 1992 included aspects of mosquito borne disease that had been previously raised by the N. T. Department of Health and Community Services (now Territory Health Services). In the EIS the proponent undertook to determine the baseline mosquito numbers for a minimum period of 12 months, in co-operation with the Medical Entomology Branch (MEB) of THS. This report summarises the results of the first 12 months of baseline monitoring and discusses the implications of the mosquito species, their relative numbers, and the spatial and temporal distribution of the mosquito species in the area. The results of a follow up field inspection on 19-20 September 1995 are also presented.