Purpose: to present and characterize the main organizational aspects of the strategic analysis of the enterprises of the Norilsk Subarctic metallurgical cluster, revealing the main provisions of the methodological approach to its implementation. Discussion: to achieve this goal, the authors briefly considered: the methodology and informational basis for the analysis of the external environment of the micro-, meso- and macrolevel; a methodology for a comprehensive assessment of the internal environment, which integrates assessment data of its production and non-production components. The procedure for the formation of a graphical model for reflecting the state of the external and internal environment, which clearly represents the position of an enterprise in the Arctic Norilsk metallurgical cluster under conditions of exogenous impact and in the context of the main strategies of corporate development (inertial strategy, strategy of intensive development, strategy of extensive development, recessive strategy). Results: the presented methodological approach can be used to formulate strategic and tactical management decisions by the heads of enterprises for the processing of recyclable copper that are part of the Arctic Norilsk metallurgical cluster, and also adapted to the activities of other metallurgical enterprises.