The mill was owned by Antun Gotal and included a sawmill powered by an overshot waterwheel. The owner provided his own transportation for milling services. The folk name Goloverski Melin is associated with the owners, who originally resided in an area called "Goli Vrh," a hamlet (village) near the settlement of Vitešinec. Water was channelled to the mill through a trough extending from Šutej’s mill.

Architectural remnants of the mill are still visible today in the Bistrica streambed. The mill ceased operation in 1952, while the sawmill closed even earlier. A distinctive feature of this mill was the complexity of its production process, given the combination of a mill and a sawmill. For milling operations, it was essential to synchronize the waterwheel with the millstone, requiring additional effort and knowledge, as well as compliance with all technical requirements. The presence of channels which used to supply and drain water has completely disappeared from today's landscape. Occasionally, in certain locations, the flow of a stream can still be observed from a distance, accompanied by the presence of willow, alder, and other flora. Based on natural features, the existence of a mill could be assumed or detected from afar. Efforts were always made to ensure that the mill was accessible to users, so paths leading to the mills were regularly maintained.

Historical Detail

It is not known who originally designed the system of channels that directed water from the Bistrica stream and returned it to its riverbed. Without this early technological innovation, the operation of the mills in Ivanec would have been inconceivable. Entrepreneur Guido Pongratz worked on regulating the Sava River from Zagreb to Zaprešić between 1853 and 1856, participated in the construction of the prison in Lepoglava in 1855, and managed the regulation of the Drava River near Varaždin. (Could he also have been involved in the Ivanec area?)