PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - French mining company Eramet has identified a potential 45 million euro ($50.8 million) financial fraud within its treasury operations, the company said on Tuesday.

"Eramet will file a criminal complaint with the authorities and has taken immediate disciplinary measures against the identified staff. The group will also take all possible measures to reduce the impact of this fraud on its accounts," it said in a statement.

($1 = 0.8860 euros) (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta Editing by David Goodman )