In Chile, miners who have been trapped underground for more than three weeks have had their first telephone contact with loved ones. Families queued to use a special telephone cabin and were given one minute each to talk to the trapped men. Psychologists have urged family members making the calls to sound optimistic.The breakthrough came as Chile's Mining Minister insisted that the rescue shaft drilling due to begin today is likely to take three to four months.On Sunday reports from engineers working on a “plan B” option has suggested this could be cut by as much as half if an existing route down was adapted.Officials are looking at several plans to rescue the 33 men who have been stuck below ground since 5 August.